Congenital Left Main Coronary Artery Atresia.
- Author:
Sun Kyung MIN
1
;
Woon Han KIM
;
Se Hoon CHOI
;
Woo Sung JANG
;
Jaehang LEE
;
Chang Young KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, korea. woonghan@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Coronary artery bypass;
Coronary artery anomaly
- MeSH:
Coronary Artery Bypass;
Coronary Vessels*;
Failure to Thrive;
Female;
Follow-Up Studies;
Humans;
Mammary Arteries;
Myocardial Infarction;
Syncope
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2006;39(10):779-781
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Left main coronary artery atresia is a very rare congenital coronary anomaly with blind end of left main trunk. The clinical symptoms as syncope, failure to thrive, and myocardial infarction are presented and surgical treatments are required in most cases. We report a case of a 14-months-old girl with left main coronary artery atresia and excellent surgical result of 1 year follow-up after coronary artery bypass with left internal thoracic artery.
