Left internal thoracic artery bypass graft in arterial switch with coronary transfer for transposition of the great arteries

S Balasundaram; N Kumar; Z al Halees; N Wilson

doi:10.1016/0167-5273(92)90120-r

Left internal thoracic artery bypass graft in arterial switch with coronary transfer for transposition of the great arteries

Int J Cardiol. 1992 Jul;36(1):121-3. doi: 10.1016/0167-5273(92)90120-r.

Authors

S Balasundaram¹, N Kumar, Z al Halees, N Wilson

Affiliation

¹ King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

PMID: 1428245
DOI: 10.1016/0167-5273(92)90120-r

Abstract

The left internal thoracic artery was anastomosed to the circumflex coronary artery to treat myocardial ischemia during an arterial switch procedure for transposition of the great arteries in a 6-month-old infant. Follow-up angiography revealed complete patency of the anastomosis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anastomosis, Surgical / methods
Coronary Vessels / surgery*
Humans
Infant
Male
Thoracic Arteries / transplantation*
Transposition of Great Vessels / surgery*
Vascular Patency