title: Coronary artery to pulmonary artery communications in pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect.
abstract: Coronary artery to pulmonary artery communications (CAPAC) are an important source of pulmonary blood flow in approximately 10% of patients with pulmonary atresia and ventricular septal defect (PA-VSD). A diligent look for these abnormal communications is important to prevent perioperative complications and achieve a complete repair. We present two cases of PA-VSD with CAPAC, one in a 7-year-old child and the other in a 33-year-old adult. The method of occlusion of these communications could be either surgical or catheter based.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Frontier Life Line and Dr. K. M. Cherian Heart Foundation, Chennai, India. Electronic address: anuradhasridhar9@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Anuradha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sridhar
authors.forename: Raghavan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Subramanyan
authors.forename: Kotturathu Mammen
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Cherian
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006343:Heart Septal Defects / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D018633:Pulmonary Atresia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D035583:Rare Diseases; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012494:Sampling Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Collateral; Coronary artery; Fistula; Pulmonary artery; Pulmonary atresia