Outcome of unroofing procedure for repair of anomalous aortic origin of left or right coronary artery

• Published in: The Annals of thoracic surgery Vol. 76; no. 2; pp. 589 - 596
• Main Authors: Romp, Robert L, Herlong, J.René, Landolfo, Carolyn K, Sanders, Stephen P, Miller, Coleen E, Ungerleider, Ross M, Jaggers, James
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.08.2003
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aorta, Thoracic - abnormalities; Cardiac Surgical Procedures - adverse effects; Cardiac Surgical Procedures - methods; Child; Coronary Vessel Anomalies - diagnostic imaging; Coronary Vessel Anomalies - surgery; Echocardiography, Transesophageal; Exercise Test; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Hemodynamics - physiology; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Probability; Registries; Retrospective Studies; Risk Assessment; Severity of Illness Index; Sinus of Valsalva - abnormalities; Treatment Outcome; Vascular Surgical Procedures - adverse effects; Vascular Surgical Procedures - methods; 20

Anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery (AAOCA) from an incorrect sinus of Valsalva is a relatively rare congenital defect and is associated with sudden death. Several surgical techniques have been described to address this defect, but functional outcome has never been addressed. In this report...