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European Journal of Pediatrics
Published in: European Journal of Pediatrics 7/2005

01-07-2005 | Short Report

Congenital atresia of the left main coronary artery: successful surgical treatment (myocardial revascularisation and mitral valve repair) in a 1-year-old boy

Authors: Makoto Sunagawa, Tadao Shimabukuro, Hideaki Kado, Hiroya Ushinohama, Takao Ohta

Published in: European Journal of Pediatrics | Issue 7/2005

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Congenital atresia of the left main coronary artery (LMCA) is an extremely rare coronary anomaly [2,3]. The variety of clinical symptoms of this condition depend on the degree of the collateral circulation between the right and left coronary arteries [1]. We report on a 1-year-old boy with congenital atresia of the LMCA and mitral insufficiency (MI), who successfully underwent two separate surgical procedures at the same time. …
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Title
Congenital atresia of the left main coronary artery: successful surgical treatment (myocardial revascularisation and mitral valve repair) in a 1-year-old boy
Authors
Makoto Sunagawa
Tadao Shimabukuro
Hideaki Kado
Hiroya Ushinohama
Takao Ohta
Publication date
01-07-2005
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
European Journal of Pediatrics / Issue 7/2005
Print ISSN: 0340-6199
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1076
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-005-1677-0

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