title: An alternative technique for direct implantation of an anomalous left coronary artery arising from the pulmonary artery with complex coronary arteries.
abstract: A 2-month-old patient with anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) underwent an alternative repair involving coronary transfer with the bay window technique because of the very short left main coronary trunk. This procedure is a clinically relevant and feasible technique for ALCAPA with such a delicate coronary artery anomaly.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan kyamishimaru@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Kazuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ishimaru
authors.affiliation: Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Kanta
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Araki
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pediatrics, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Tsuneyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshiki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sawa