title: Percutaneous recanalization of a chronic total left main coronary artery occlusion in an 8-year-old child after arterial switch surgery.
abstract: How and when to treat patients with coronary occlusion after arterial switch surgery is still under debate. We report the case of a child who underwent arterial switch surgery a few weeks after birth. At the age of 8 years, coronary angiography showed a total occlusion of the left main coronary artery, successfully treated using percutaneous coronary intervention. Percutaneous coronary recanalization of chronic total occlusions might be considered the first treatment strategy in children who undergo complex surgical procedures.
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, European Hospital, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: f.tomai@tiscali.it.
authors: Fabrizio
authors: F
authors: Tomai
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, European Hospital, Rome, Italy.
authors: Pierfrancesco
authors: P
authors: Corvo
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, European Hospital, Rome, Italy.
authors: Matteo
authors: M
authors: Casenghi
authors: Department of Cardiology, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Rome, Italy.
authors: Alessandra
authors: A
authors: Cristofaletti
authors: Department of Cardiology, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Rome, Italy.
authors: Giulia Maria
authors: GM
authors: Gagliardi
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D054059:Coronary Occlusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000601:surgery*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / Q000379:methods*; D012086:Reoperation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed