Right coronary artery arising within an aorta-to-left ventricle tunnel: surgical repair in a neonate

We herein describe the successful surgical repair of a very rare combination of an aorta-to-left ventricle tunnel with the right coronary artery arising from it. The neonate presented with signs of heart failure due to significant regurgitation of blood via the tunnel. The closure of the tunnel was...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery 2018-09, Vol.27 (3), p.467-468
Hauptverfasser:	Perrier, Stephanie L, Lang, Janet, Jones, Bryn, Konstantinov, Igor E
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aorta - abnormalities Aorta - surgery Coronary Vessel Anomalies - complications Coronary Vessel Anomalies - diagnosis Coronary Vessel Anomalies - surgery Heart Defects, Congenital - complications Heart Defects, Congenital - diagnosis Heart Defects, Congenital - surgery Heart Failure - etiology Heart Ventricles - abnormalities Heart Ventricles - surgery Humans Infant, Newborn Male
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Zusammenfassung:	We herein describe the successful surgical repair of a very rare combination of an aorta-to-left ventricle tunnel with the right coronary artery arising from it. The neonate presented with signs of heart failure due to significant regurgitation of blood via the tunnel. The closure of the tunnel was feasible during neonatal period without patches.
ISSN:	1569-9293 1569-9285
DOI:	10.1093/icvts/ivy104