Surgical Treatment of Anomalous Origin of the Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery in an Infant with Severe Ventricular Dysfunction

SHIORI KAWASAKI; KEISUKE NAKANISHI; ATSUSHI AMANO

doi:10.14789/jmj.62.34

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Surgical Treatment of Anomalous Origin of the Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery in an Infant with Severe Ventricular Dysfunction

SHIORI KAWASAKI, KEISUKE NAKANISHI, ATSUSHI AMANO

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Keywords: Bland-White-Garland syndrome, anomalous left coronary artery arising from pulmonary artery (ALCAPA), congenital heart surgery

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2016 Volume 62 Issue 1 Pages 34-36

DOI https://doi.org/10.14789/jmj.62.34

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Abstract

Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery is a rare disease that may result in occasionally even death during the early infant. We present a successfully treated case of an 8-month-old boy with concomitant severe left ventricular dysfunction. Treatment consisted of simple patch closure to the left coronary artery from inside the pulmonary artery to avoid long duration of cardiopulmonary bypass.

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