[Left Coronary Artery Stenosis Long-term After Original Jatene Procedure]
Tomofumi Yoshida1, Masaya Aoki, So Motono
1University of Toyama, School of Medicine, Toyama, Japan.
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An eight-day-old boy with the transposition of the great arteries (TGA) with posterior aorta underwent original Jatene procedure. He has been developing well. Cardiac catheterization revealed good coronary artery blood flow at five years of age. At the age of 13 years, he had a critical episode of fainting during excessive physical exertion in the junior high school club activities. Three-dimensional computed tomography (CT) revealed a slit-like stenosis of the left coronary artery orifice. Enlargement of the left coronary orifice was successfully performed. Stretching of the left coronary artery into the enlarged aorta may cause the coronary orifice stenosis. The patient is doing well two years after surgery.
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