TY - JOUR
T1 - Bland-white-garland syndrome in pregnancy
T2 - Reoperation of ALCAPA with an internal thoracic radial artery "Y"-graft
AU - Choong, Cliff K.
AU - Martinez, Carlo
AU - Barner, Hendrick B.
AU - Ludbrook, Phillip A.
PY - 2006/4
Y1 - 2006/4
N2 - Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery is rare and more so in the adult. Reimplantation of the left main coronary into the aorta is successful in early life, but it may be more difficult in the adult who had a previous repair. We report a successful reoperation of anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery in an adult patient using a left internal thoracic and radial artery "Y"-graft. Composite arterial grafting has become an established and straight forward technique in coronary surgery, and it is appropriate and recommended for congenital lesions in adults and at any age if necessary.
AB - Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery is rare and more so in the adult. Reimplantation of the left main coronary into the aorta is successful in early life, but it may be more difficult in the adult who had a previous repair. We report a successful reoperation of anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery in an adult patient using a left internal thoracic and radial artery "Y"-graft. Composite arterial grafting has become an established and straight forward technique in coronary surgery, and it is appropriate and recommended for congenital lesions in adults and at any age if necessary.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.04.085
DO - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.04.085
M3 - Article
C2 - 16564312
AN - SCOPUS:33645368810
SN - 0003-4975
VL - 81
SP - 1512
EP - 1514
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
IS - 4
ER -