The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 30, 588-591, Copyright © 1980 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Internal mammary-anomalous left anterior descending coronary artery graft in 16-month-old infant with tetralogy of Fallot: 30-month follow- up
DA Cooley, DG McNamara, JM Duncan and DA Ott
Congenital anomalies of the coronary arteries can occur in conjunction with
tetralogy of Fallot. We describe a case of unsuspected anomalous origin if
the left anterior descending coronary artery arising from the right
coronary artery that was discovered at the time of operation in a
16-month-old infant with tetralogy of Fallot. Successful direct vascular
repair of the intracardiac anomalies was performed, including left internal
mammary-coronary artery anastomosis. The patient, whom we believe to be the
youngest to undergo this technique, underwent cardiac catheterization 21
months after operation. The successful results were confirmed at that time.