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Successful Replication of the Transconal Repair Technique for Anomalous Aortic Origin of the Left Main Coronary Artery

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Anomalous aortic origin of the left main coronary artery (AAOLCA) with a transseptal course is an exceptionally rare anomaly associated with myocardial ischemia and sudden cardiac death. Surgical management has traditionally required complex repair. CASE SUMMARY: A 41-year-old man presented with acute chest pain and ST-segment elevations. Angiography revealed no obstructive coronary disease but identified an AAOLCA from the right coronary sinus with a transseptal course. Physiologic testing demonstrated ischemia under dobutamine stress. The patient underwent successful transconal unroofing and right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction through replication of a novel transconal approach. DISCUSSION: This case highlights the importance of multimodality imaging and physiologic assessment in diagnosing high-risk AAOLCA variants. Careful unroofing and patch reconstruction can relieve compression while avoiding conduction injury or obstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract. TAKE-HOME MESSAGE: Transconal unroofing for AAOLCA with extended transseptal course is safe, reproducible, and provides favorable early outcomes.

Source: JACC Case Reports

DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2025.106134