title: Left main coronary artery stenting in a 3.6 kg infant after arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries.
abstract: The patient presented with flash pulmonary edema related to severe left ventricular diastolic dysfunction several weeks after arterial switch operation (ASO) for D-transposition of the great arteries. Long segment, critical left main coronary artery stenosis in this 3.6 kilogram infant was successfully stented and resulted in resolution of the clinical findings. At 15-month follow-up, the patient remains asymptomatic and thriving.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California, United States.
authors.forename: Howaida G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: El-Said
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California, United States.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ebrahim
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California, United States.
authors.forename: John W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Moore
keywords: Arterial switch operation; coronary artery stent in infant; flash pulmonary edema in infant; percutaneous coronary intervention infants; transposition great arteries