title: Patch repair of anomalous origin of the left main coronary artery from the anterior aortic sinus.
abstract: Anomalous origin of the left main coronary artery from the anterior aortic sinus is a rare but potentially lethal congenital disease. We report two adolescent patients with this anomaly who underwent surgical plasty using a saphenous vein patch, rather than unroofing or fenestration technique, as was typically done. This report suggests that surgical angioplasty can be performed safely and effectively to treat this anomaly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Jiayu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Changfa
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Jiawei
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. Electronic address: cswang@medmail.com.cn.
authors.forename: Chunsheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000601:surgery*; D000293:Adolescent; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods