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Left coronary artery stenosis with post-stenotic aneurysm after arterial switch operation before and after coronary revascularisation surgery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 April 2011

Davide Marini*
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Ospedale Infantile Regina Margherita, Turin, Italy
Claudio Defilippi
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Ospedale Infantile Regina Margherita, Turin, Italy
Gabriella Agnoletti
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Ospedale Infantile Regina Margherita, Turin, Italy
*
Correspondence to: D. Marini, MD, Paediatric Cardiology, Ospedale Infantile Regina Margherita, Piazza Polonia 94, 10124, Turin, Italy. Tel: 0039 011 313 1556; Fax: 0039 011 313 5482; E-mail: [email protected]

Abstract

We report the case of a child with severe and atypical stenosis of the left main coronary artery, which occurred late after arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries. Cardiac computed tomography accurately defined the lesion, showing the presence of post-stenotic dilation, guided the surgical approach and assessed coronary patency after revascularisation surgery.

Type
Images in Congenital Cardiac Disease
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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