Left main coronary artery stenosis secondary to severe pulmonary artery dilation

Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2012 Dec;20(6):708-10. doi: 10.1177/0218492312440805.

Abstract

A 45-year-old lady with dyspnea and occasional precordial chest pain was diagnosed with a huge sinus venosus atrial septal defect and partial anomalous pulmonary venous return. Preoperative coronary angiography disclosed severe main stem stenosis, considered secondary to compression by the dilated pulmonary trunk. Atrial septal defect closure and pulmonary artery reduction plasty were performed. The left main coronary artery appeared completely patent. The postoperative course was uneventful, and the patient was asymptomatic on follow-up.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Coronary Stenosis / etiology*
  • Dilatation, Pathologic / complications
  • Female
  • Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / complications*
  • Humans
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary / etiology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Pulmonary Artery / pathology*
  • Severity of Illness Index