Abstract
Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the pulmonary artery is a rare cardiac malformation. Between July 2002 and July 2005, we operated on 4 patients with this defect. There were 2 males and 2 females, aged from 18 months to 42 years. Three patients underwent direct re-implantation of the right coronary artery into the aorta, and one had an intrapulmonary tunnel repair (intrapulmonary artery baffle with an autologous pericardial patch for tunneling to the anomalous right coronary ostium). Cardiopulmonary bypass was used in 2 patients, and an off-pump technique in the other 2. One patient had an atrial septal defect that was closed with an Amplatzer septal occluder through the right atrium under transesophageal echocardiography, without cardiopulmonary bypass. All patients survived and recovered uneventfully. Follow-up ranged from 3 to 39 months (mean, 17 months). All patients were doing well and free from symptoms, with normal exercise tolerance. Surgical correction of anomalous right coronary artery shows good early and midterm results.
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