Anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary arteryin an adult

Anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) is a rare congenital heart defect that usually presents before the age of 1 year. Several surgical options exist for the correction of ALCAPA; however, debate continues regarding the optimal repair technique in adult populations. We r...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Heart surgery forum 2012-10, Vol.15 (5), p.E284-E285
Hauptverfasser:	Vossler, John D, Entrikin, Daniel W, Quartermain, Michael D, Kon, Neal D, Ungerleider, Ross M, Ootaki, Yoshio
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Anastomosis, Surgical Angiography - methods Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation - methods Cardiac Surgical Procedures - methods Cardiopulmonary Bypass - methods Combined Modality Therapy Coronary Vessel Anomalies - diagnostic imaging Coronary Vessel Anomalies - surgery Echocardiography, Transesophageal Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Intraoperative Care - methods Mitral Valve Stenosis - diagnostic imaging Mitral Valve Stenosis - surgery Preoperative Care - methods Pulmonary Artery - abnormalities Pulmonary Artery - surgery Rare Diseases Risk Assessment Sternotomy - methods Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:	Anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) is a rare congenital heart defect that usually presents before the age of 1 year. Several surgical options exist for the correction of ALCAPA; however, debate continues regarding the optimal repair technique in adult populations. We report the case of successful surgical repair of ALCAPA with a direct aortic implantation technique in a 44-year-old mother of 4 children.
ISSN:	1098-3511 1522-6662
DOI:	10.1532/HSF98.20121057