title: Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the pulmonary artery: surgical re-implantation into the aorta.
abstract: Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the pulmonary artery is rare (only 200 cases have been reported in total), potentially life-threatening and with an uncertain prognosis. Patient characteristics are only available in half the reported cases. Easy to miss, anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ARCAPA) is usually diagnosed in association with concomitant cardiac anomalies. Techniques for its correction are rarely discussed, but the restoration of a two-coronary system is optimal. We report details of the surgical repair of ARCAPA in a 17-year-old man to highlight important anatomical features.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Heart Surgery, Federal Center for Cardiovascular Surgery, Penza, Russian Federation acher77@mail.ru.
authors.forename: Aleksei E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Chernogrivov
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Heart Surgery, Federal Center for Cardiovascular Surgery, Penza, Russian Federation.
authors.forename: Alexandr A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Gornostaev
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Heart Surgery, Federal Center for Cardiovascular Surgery, Penza, Russian Federation.
authors.forename: Igor E
authors.initials: IE
authors.lastname: Chernogrivov
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Heart Surgery, Federal Center for Cardiovascular Surgery, Penza, Russian Federation.
authors.forename: Petr N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Toschev
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Heart Surgery, Federal Center for Cardiovascular Surgery, Penza, Russian Federation.
authors.forename: Shakhriiar F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Suleimanov
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Heart Surgery, Federal Center for Cardiovascular Surgery, Penza, Russian Federation.
authors.forename: Oksana N
authors.initials: ON
authors.lastname: Talysheva
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Heart Surgery, Federal Center for Cardiovascular Surgery, Penza, Russian Federation.
authors.forename: Ekaterina V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Vostokova
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Heart Surgery, Federal Center for Cardiovascular Surgery, Penza, Russian Federation.
authors.forename: Vladlen V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Bazylev
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery*; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000601:surgery*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*
keywords: ARCAPA; Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the pulmonary artery; Congenital heart diseases; Coronary vessel anomalies; Re-implantation