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Thermal coronary angiography in pediatric coronary artery bypass grafting

^a Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 225-8555, Japan
^b Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan

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A 2-year-old boy was referred to our institution for treatment of coronary artery obstruction after an arterial switch operation (ASO). We performed a pediatric coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) with skeletonized left internal thoracic artery (LITA). The patient was 88 cm tall and weighed 11 kg. The left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery was also identified about 1 mm in diameter. Anastomotic failure of imposed stricture was detected with an infrared camera (IRIS-V, VERITAS, Tokyo, Japan). In the situation of CABG, thermal coronary angiography (TCA) is very useful to reveal satisfactory blood flow into the left coronary system during this procedure.

Key Words: TCA; Pediatric CABG; LITA-LAD bypass

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