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(Circulation. 1967;36:777.)
© 1967 American Heart Association, Inc.

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Aortic Origin of the Right Pulmonary Artery

Surgical Repair Without a Graft

STANLEY E. KIRKPATRICK M.D.¹; DONALD A. GIROD M.D.¹; HAROLD KING M.D.¹

¹ From the Departments of Pediatrics and Surgery, and the Heart Research Center, Indiana University Medical Center and James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Surgical repair of an anomalous right pulmonary artery arising from the ascending aorta is rare. Angiocardiography is the procedure of choice in establishing the diagnosis. Surgical correction of the defect is mandatory; otherwise most of these children die in refractory heart failure. The present paper reports the first successful anatomic repair without a graft in a 2-month-old baby. Five months after operation the boy is asymptomatic and demonstrating normal growth and development.

Key Words: Anomalous right pulmonary artery • Congenital heart disease

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