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Long-Term Fate of a 4-mm PTFE Tube Graft Used in Takeuchi Repair for Anomalous Origin of the Left Coronary Artery From the Pulmonary Artery

^a Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Ramachandra Medical College, Porur, Chennai, India
^b Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Ramachandra Medical College, Porur, Chennai, India
^c Cardiologist Vijaya Heart Foundation, Chennai, India

^_* Address correspondence to Dr Balakrishnan, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Ramachandra Medical College, Chennai, 600116, India (Email: krbalakrishnan@vsnl.com).

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A 6-month-old baby with anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery and severe heart failure was seen in 1990. There was severe left ventricular (LV) dysfunction with an ejection fraction of approximately 20%, with moderate mitral regurgitation.

A modified Takeuchi repair was done [1]. A 4-mm aortopulmonary window was created and a 4-mm polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) graft was anastomosed to this . . . [Full Text of this Article]