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Repair of Anomalous Origin of the Left Coronary Artery Arising from Right Pulmonary Artery with Rolled‐Conduit‐Extended Reimplantation in an Adult
Author(s) -
Erdinc Melih,
Hosgor Kemalettin,
Karahan Oguz
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2011.01337.x
Subject(s) - medicine , electrical conduit , left coronary artery , pulmonary artery , cardiology , artery , replantation , left pulmonary artery , surgery , mechanical engineering , engineering
The left coronary artery arising from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) is a rare congenital anomaly. It causes high mortality if untreated in childhood. Only 10% to 15% of patients reach adulthood. We report a successful repair of ALCAPA in an adult with a rolled‐conduit‐extended‐reimplantation technique. The procedure is easily applicable and has technical advantages for creating a longer and wider conduit and may decrease bleeding. (J Card Surg 2011;26:604‐607)