[Radical operation of tetralogy of Fallot with left single coronary and long-term follow up; report of a case].

Abstract

We report a long-term result of a radical repair of tetralogy of Fallot combined with left single coronary in 57-year-old woman. She was in severe respiratory failure and severe cyanosis. The repair was monocusp patch reconstruction of right ventricle (RV) out flow tract after cutting off the right coronary artery (RCA) and coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) to RCA with saphenous vein graft. The post operative course for these 11 years, she had been in controllable congestive heart failure from postoperative pulmonary regurgitation and myocardial ischemy owing to obstract of RCA graft.

• Authors: H Nakamura, K Ozawa, K Shirota
• Journal: Kyobu geka. The Japanese journal of thoracic surgery (Kyobu Geka) Vol. 60 Issue 9 Pg. 849-52 (Aug 2007) ISSN: 0021-5252 [Print] Japan
• PMID: 17703626 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Topics

• Cardiac Surgical Procedures (methods)
• Coronary Artery Bypass (methods)
• Coronary Vessel Anomalies (complications, surgery)
• Female
• Follow-Up Studies
• Heart Failure (etiology)
• Heart Ventricles (surgery)
• Humans
• Middle Aged
• Reoperation
• Respiratory Insufficiency (complications)
• Saphenous Vein (transplantation)
• Tetralogy of Fallot (complications, surgery)