The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 29, 562-566, Copyright © 1980 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Simultaneous repair of anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery and mitral regurgitation
T Iwa, Y Watanabe, T Misaki and H Yoshida
A 20-month-old boy with anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from
the pulmonary artery was successfully treated by combining aortic
implantation of the left coronary artery and simultaneous mitral valve
replacement. We describe our operative technique and emphasize that in the
definitive treatment of this anomaly, it is advisable to not only correct
the malformation but also repair the mitral valve damage caused by
secondary changes due to infarction.