title: Coronary angioplasty for congenital obstruction of the left main coronary artery.
abstract: We present three children who underwent coronary angioplasty for the surgical treatment of a congenital obstruction of the left main coronary artery. An azygos vein patch or graft was a feasible and useful material for reconstructing congenital ostial stenosis and atresia of the left main coronary artery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kanagawa Children's Medical Center, 2-138-4, Mutsukawa, Minami-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 232-8555, Japan.
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tominaga
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kanagawa Children's Medical Center, 2-138-4, Mutsukawa, Minami-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 232-8555, Japan. toshisurgeonfamily@live.jp.
authors.forename: Toshihide
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Asou
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kanagawa Children's Medical Center, 2-138-4, Mutsukawa, Minami-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 232-8555, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takeda
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kanagawa Children's Medical Center, 2-138-4, Mutsukawa, Minami-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 232-8555, Japan.
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kanagawa Children's Medical Center, 2-138-4, Mutsukawa, Minami-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 232-8555, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohnakatomi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Kanagawa Children's Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan.
authors.forename: Hideaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Kanagawa Children's Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan.
authors.forename: Seiyo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yasui
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000379:methods*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D054059:Coronary Occlusion / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant
keywords: Congenital heart disease; Coronary artery bypass graft; Ischemic heart disease
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