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DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1637737
Transposition of Great Arteries with Left Main Coronary Artery Atresia—Case Report
Publikationsverlauf
12. November 2017
05. Februar 2018
Publikationsdatum:
22. März 2018 (online)

Abstract
Background The coronary artery anatomy in patients with transposition of the great artery (TGA) is a contributing factor for outcome in arterial switch procedure.
Case Presentation A full-term, 7-day-old baby boy diagnosed as dextro-TGA (dTGA) with intact ventricular septum. Intraoperatively, the left coronary sinus had a blind indentation from which a firm cord-like left main coronary artery originates. Procedure completed as usual for a routine arterial switch operation.
Conclusion About 5% of patients with D-TGA have a single coronary artery. Assessment of blood flow to all branches intraoperatively is mandatory to choose between either transfer of single ostium or bypass grafting to the other coronary system.
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