Influence of age at surgery on left ventricular strain in patients with anomalous origin of left coronary artery from pulmonary artery.

Saikiran KakarlaDeepa SasikumarRavi Prasad VarmaHarikrishnan K N KurupArun GopalakrishnanKrishna Kumar Mohanan NairBaiju S DharanKavasseri M Krishnamoorthy

Published in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2022)

Older age at ALCAPA repair is associated with increased incidence of myocardial strain abnormalities. Regional strain abnormalities were found in both left and right coronary artery territories.

Keyphrases

coronary artery
pulmonary artery
left ventricular
pulmonary hypertension
pulmonary arterial hypertension
minimally invasive
heart failure
risk factors
coronary artery bypass
community dwelling
coronary artery disease