Open AccessAcquired origin of the left anterior descending coronary artery from the pulmonary artery: A complication of the arterial switch operation
Author(s) -
Levent Saltık,
Safa Barış,
İsa Özyılmaz,
Ayşe Güler Eroğlu
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
annals of pediatric cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.292
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-2069
pISSN - 0974-5149
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2069.79626
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , great arteries , artery , complication , coronary arteries , transposition (logic) , pulmonary artery , left coronary artery , heart disease , linguistics , philosophy
The prevalence of coronary anomalies in the transposition of the great arteries is high. Transfer of the coronary arteries during arterial switch operation is the principle step and incomplete transport of the coronary arteries to the neoaortic root results into iatrogenic coronary problems. We present a case with the residual left anterior descending coronary artery originating from the pulmonary artery as a complication of the failure of transfer during the arterial switch operation.