Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
2006 Oct;39(10):779-781.
Congenital Left Main Coronary Artery Atresia
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- 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, korea. woonghan@snu.ac.kr
- 2Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, korea.
- 3Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, korea.
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.
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