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Rerouting anomalous coronary artery origin in aortopulmonary window in newborn
Author(s) -
Vural Kerem M.,
Aykan Hakan H.,
Aydin Ahmet
Publication year - 2021
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/jocs.15499
Subject(s) - aortopulmonary window , medicine , cardiology , fibrous joint , artery , obstacle , right coronary artery , pulmonary artery , surgery , coronary angiography , myocardial infarction , political science , law
Coronary artery anomalies may accompany the aortopulmonary window and, if not noticed, may cause catastrophic consequences. The repair of the aortopulmonary window is quite straightforward; however, establishing a normal coronary pattern may challenge the repair. When the anomalous origin of the coronary artery is on the defect rim, right at the location where sutures are to be placed, it may interfere with proper suture placement. A technique to overcome such a technical obstacle and reroute the anomalous right coronary in such cases is described.