Technique of coronary sinus plasty for left pulmonary vein stenosis

David Kalfa; Wyman Lai; Anne Ferris; Usha Krishnan; Emile Bacha

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.03.045

Technique of coronary sinus plasty for left pulmonary vein stenosis

Ann Thorac Surg. 2014 Jul;98(1):e27-9. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.03.045.

Authors

David Kalfa¹, Wyman Lai², Anne Ferris², Usha Krishnan², Emile Bacha²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York, Columbia University, New York, New York. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York, Columbia University, New York, New York.

PMID: 24996747
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.03.045

Abstract

We describe a technique of coronary sinus plasty used to treat an infant with compression of the left pulmonary vein between the descending aorta and a dilated coronary sinus related to a persistent vena cava. The left lower pulmonary vein stenosis was relieved by repositioning the floor of the coronary sinus more anteriorly, toward the mitral annulus. The potential role played by a persistent left superior vena cava in some cases of left pulmonary vein stenosis is discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Coronary Sinus / surgery*
Female
Humans
Infant
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine
Plastic Surgery Procedures / methods*
Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease / diagnosis
Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease / surgery*
Suture Techniques
Vascular Surgical Procedures / methods*