Anomalous origin of circumflex coronary artery from right pulmonary artery in a hypoplastic left heart syndrome child.
We describe the case of a newborn with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) and aberrant origin of the circumflex coronary artery from the right pulmonary artery. The patient underwent a modified Norwood procedure with direct reimplantation of the circumflex coronary artery to the neo-aorta, but died on the 5(th) postoperative day because of myocardial failure. Detailed assessment of coronary arteries as part of the routine echocardiographic evaluation of HLHS and intraoperative inspection of them is crucial.
Cardiac Surgery Department, Pomerian Center of Traumatology, Gdansk.
Radoslaw
R
Jaworski
Cardiac Surgery Department, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw.
Andrzej
A
Kansy
Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw.
Przemysław
P
Łaniewski-Wołłk
congenital heart disease; coronary artery anomaly; hypoplastic left heart syndrome