TY - JOUR
T1 - "Spiral-Cuff" Technique for Repair of Anomalous Left Coronary Artery From the Pulmonary Artery
AU - Ando, Yusuke
AU - Kado, Hideaki
AU - Masuda, Munetaka
AU - Nakano, Toshihide
AU - Hinokiyama, Kazuhiro
AU - Shiose, Akira
AU - Kajimoto, Masaki
PY - 2008/8/1
Y1 - 2008/8/1
N2 - We describe a new technique for coronary transfer in the repair of anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery. The left coronary artery is elongated with the native pulmonary artery wall to form a spiral-shaped coronary cuff to construct an unstretched new left coronary artery system from the ascending aorta. A postoperative angiographic scan showed good flow of the left coronary artery without any kinking or narrowing. This technique is considered useful when an anomalous coronary artery arises a long way from the ascending aorta.
AB - We describe a new technique for coronary transfer in the repair of anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery. The left coronary artery is elongated with the native pulmonary artery wall to form a spiral-shaped coronary cuff to construct an unstretched new left coronary artery system from the ascending aorta. A postoperative angiographic scan showed good flow of the left coronary artery without any kinking or narrowing. This technique is considered useful when an anomalous coronary artery arises a long way from the ascending aorta.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.02.005
DO - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.02.005
M3 - Article
C2 - 18640363
AN - SCOPUS:47149108957
SN - 0003-4975
VL - 86
SP - 667
EP - 668
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
IS - 2
ER -