Analysis of Perioperative and Long-Term Outcomes Among Presentations of Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery Diagnosed Beyond Infancy Versus During Infancy

Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery (ALCAPA) typically presents in infancy; however, there are cases of patients who survive the infant period and present later in life. We aimed to characterize patients with late ALCAPA diagnoses and to assess perioperative and functional outco...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatric cardiology 2023-12
Hauptverfasser: Straka, Nadine, Gauvreau, Kimberlee, Huang, Yisong, DeWitt, Elizabeth, Allan, Catherine, Thiagarajan, Ravi, Nathan, Meena
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Zusammenfassung:Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery (ALCAPA) typically presents in infancy; however, there are cases of patients who survive the infant period and present later in life. We aimed to characterize patients with late ALCAPA diagnoses and to assess perioperative and functional outcomes. A retrospective chart review of patients who underwent ALCAPA repair between 1996 and 2020 at Boston Children's Hospital was performed. This cohort was divided into early ALCAPA (
ISSN:0172-0643
1432-1971
DOI:10.1007/s00246-023-03344-1