Abstract
We report the cases of 2 newborns who underwent at 7 days of age an arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries with a rare coronary anomaly: the left and right coronary arteries originated with a single ostium from sinus 1 and the sinus node artery had an isolated origin from sinus 2. The sinus node artery was reimplanted into the new aorta in both patients. Both babies were discharged in sinus rhythm. Preserving the vascularization of the sinus node may avoid the occurrence of postoperative atrial rhythm disturbances. (C) 1998 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2087-2089 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Annals of thoracic surgery |
Volume | 66 |
Issue number | 6 |
Publication status | Published - Dec-1998 |
Keywords
- SWITCH OPERATION
- CORONARY-ARTERIES