ARTERIAL SWITCH OPERATION - MYOCARDIAL-ISCHEMIA REVERSED BY INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY GRAFT

Authors
MERLO M BRUNELLI F ANNECCHINO FP CRUPI G TERZI A ZIOLKOWSKA L
Citation
M. Merlo et al., ARTERIAL SWITCH OPERATION - MYOCARDIAL-ISCHEMIA REVERSED BY INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY GRAFT, The Annals of thoracic surgery, 62(2), 1996, pp. 586-588
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,"Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The Annals of thoracic surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00034975
Volume
62
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
586 - 588
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4975(1996)62:2<586:ASO-MR>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
We report a case in which an internal mammary artery graft to the left anterior descending coronary artery was successfully used in a newbor n boy to reverse life-threatening myocardial ischemia 24 hours after a rterial switch operation. One year later, angiography showed patency o f both the graft and the transposed coronary ostium with normal left v entricular function. A brief review of the literature shows encouragin g results of internal mammary artery grafts in pediatric patients.