Origin of the main pulmonary artery from the left coronary artery in complex pulmonary atresia

Citation
Cj. Mcmahon et Mr. Nihill, Origin of the main pulmonary artery from the left coronary artery in complex pulmonary atresia, PEDIAT CARD, 22(4), 2001, pp. 347-349
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY
ISSN journal
01720643 → ACNP
Volume
22
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
347 - 349
Database
ISI
SICI code
0172-0643(200107/08)22:4<347:OOTMPA>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
describe a 22-year-old woman with a history of unrepaired pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect. This woman was interesting in that her mai n pulmonary artery and right pulmonary artery arose from the left main coro nary artery. She developed significant pulmonary hypertension in addition t o isolation of the left pulmonary artery following ductal closure, subseque nt to which the majority of her pulmonary blood flow was coronary dependent .