Anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery: a simple method for aortic implantation with autogenous
1Department of Cardiac Surgery, Oxford Heart Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, England. katsu@ahf.org.uk
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|October 6, 1999
Abstract:
We describe a technique to transfer an anomalous left coronary artery originating in the left posterior pulmonary sinus to the aorta. Both autogenous aortic and pulmonary arterial flaps create an extended left main stem without the disadvantages of standard rerouting techniques and full potential for growth remains.
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