Key result
Interposition saphenous vein graft successfully revascularizes congenital left main coronary atresia in a pediatric patient.
Why the study?
Atresia of the left main coronary artery is a rare coronary anomaly with limited clinical management data, especially in emergency pediatric cases.
Design
Case report
Authors
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Supports feasibility of saphenous vein grafting in rare pediatric left main atresia; leaves open durability and optimal strategy questions.
Case Report (n=1)
Surgical revascularization using an autologous saphenous vein graft can be successfully performed in a pediatric patient presenting in extremis with congenital atresia of the left main coronary artery.
Schmiady et al. (2020) conducted a case report in Congenital atresia of the left main coronary artery (n=1). Surgical revascularization using an interposition autologous saphenous vein graft was evaluated on Successful surgical revascularization. Surgical revascularization using an interposition autologous saphenous vein graft was successfully performed in a 5-year-old child with congenital atresia of the left main coronary artery.
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