The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine
Online ISSN : 1349-3329
Print ISSN : 0040-8727
ISSN-L : 0040-8727
Successful Subclavian-Left Coronary Artery Anastomosis for Anomalous Origin of Left Coronary Artery in Infancy
TOGO HORIUCHIYASUYUKI SUZUKIEIJI ISHIZAWATETSUO SATOATSUSHI YOKOYAMAMASAMICHI TADOKOROOSAMU KAHATA
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1975 Volume 116 Issue 2 Pages 183-189

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Left subclavian artery - left coronary artery end-to-end anastomosis was successfully performed on a six-month-old female infant with anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery and severe mitral regurgitation. A piece of pulmonary arterial wall including the opening of the anomalous left coronary artery (ALCA) was isolated and was used for anastomosis instead of utilizing the left coronary arterial wall itself. Her postoperative course was uneventful and mitral regurgitation disappeared 6 months after surgery. This improved technique seems to be applicable for this anomaly, regardless of the age of patient or size of the left coronary artery.
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