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ArticleJACC. Case reports2026

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

Zena Saleh, Nikia T Toomey, Anupam Kumar, Harry Wang, Theresa Harbus, Gary Cook, David Shersher, Michael Rosenbloom, Kenji Minakata

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Zena SalehDepartment of Surgery, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, New Jersey, USA.
Nikia T ToomeyDepartment of Surgery, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, New Jersey, USA.
Anupam KumarDepartment of Cardiology, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, New Jersey, USA.
Harry WangDepartment of Cardiology, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, New Jersey, USA.
Theresa HarbusDivision of Cardiac Surgery, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, New Jersey, USA.
Gary CookDivision of Cardiac Surgery, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, New Jersey, USA.
David ShersherDepartment of Surgery, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, New Jersey, USA.
Michael RosenbloomDivision of Cardiac Surgery, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, New Jersey, USA.
Kenji MinakataDivision of Cardiac Surgery, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, New Jersey, USA. Electronic address: minakata-kenji@cooperhealth.edu.

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Abstract

backgroundAnomalous 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.

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anomalous left main coronary arteryright ventricular outflow tract reconstructiontransconal unroofingtransseptal course

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