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Ann Thorac Surg 2005;80:636-641
© 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Original article: Cardiovascular

Arterial Switch Operation for Transposition of the Great Arteries With Coronary Arteries From a Single Aortic Sinus

^a Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea
^b Department of Pediatrics, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea
^c Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, DongA University Hospital, Busan, Korea
^d Department of Pediatrics, DongA University Hospital, Busan, Korea

Accepted for publication February 9, 2005.

^_* Address reprint requests to Dr Chang, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan National University Hospital, 1-10, Ami-dong, Seo-gu, Busan, 602-061, Korea (South) (Email: drcrista{at}empal.com).

BACKGROUND: The reimplantation of the coronary arteries from a single aortic sinus (single sinus coronary artery) in an arterial switch operation remains a technically challenging procedure. The technique of coronary transfer in this situation should be individualized depending on coronary ostial anatomy. We reviewed our techniques of coronary reimplantation with early and midterm results.

METHODS: Among 103 patients who underwent arterial switch operations from March 1994 to June 2004, 16 (15.5%) had single sinus coronary artery (median age, 9 days; mean body weight, 3.5 kg). Fourteen patients (14/16, 87.5%) had coronary arteries from right facing sinus (sinus 2). Of these 14 patients, 11 had separate ostia including intramural course of the left coronary artery (n = 9) and 3 had single ostium. Two patients (2/16, 12.5%) had coronary arteries from left facing sinus (sinus 1) with single ostium. Aortic arch obstruction was associated in 5 patients.

RESULTS: All 5 single sinus coronary arteries with single ostium were reimplanted with the trap-door technique. Of the 11 patients with separate ostia, 8 underwent coronary transfer with the aortocoronary flap technique and 3 with the double-button technique. Two of the 3 patients who underwent the double-button technique required left coronary artery bypass using left subclavian artery free graft as the salvaging procedure. There was one early death (1/16, 6.3%), which occurred during our earlier experience, in a patient who had arch anomaly and intramural left coronary artery. There was no late death. All but one patient had good ventricular function.

CONCLUSIONS: All single sinus coronary artery with single ostium can be transferred with the trap-door technique with excellent results. The aortocoronary flap technique in those with separate ostia with or without intramural left coronary artery may be a good option. However, reimplantation of the intramural left coronary artery using separate coronary buttons should be performed with great care.