The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 31, 469-474, Copyright © 1981 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Surgical treatment of anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery associated with tetralogy of Fallot
T Akasaka, K Itoh, Y Ohkawa, S Nakayama, H Miyamoto, T Nishi, H Satoh and M Takarada
An 8-year-old boy with anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from
the pulmonary artery associated with tetralogy of Fallot, which was
definitely diagnosed preoperatively, was operated on with success. Direct
implantation of the left coronary artery into the aorta following division
of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery and, concomitantly,
total repair for tetralogy of Fallot using an external valved conduit were
performed. Postoperative cineangiogram revealed a hemodynamically
well-repaired intracardiac condition and anterograde filling of the left
coronary artery, compared with retrograde left coronary flow from
intercoronary collateral vessels preoperatively. To the best of our
knowledge, there is not a previously published report of anomalous origin
of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery associated with
tetralogy of Fallot that was treated surgically with success.