Use of the Batista Procedure to Discontinue Bypass Following Aortic Reimplantation of an Anomalous Left Coronary Artery

• Published in: Journal of cardiac surgery Vol. 27; no. 1; pp. 114 - 116
• Main Authors: González López, M.T., Gil Jaurena, J. M., Castillo Martín, R., Gutiérrez de Loma, J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malden, USA Blackwell Publishing Inc 01-01-2012
• Subjects: Coronary Artery Bypass; Coronary Vessel Anomalies - surgery; Female; Heart Ventricles - surgery; Humans; Infant; Postoperative Complications - surgery; Replantation; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - etiology; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - surgery
• ISSN: 0886-0440; 1540-8191
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2011.01389.x

A four‐month‐old infant with anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery developed severe left ventricular failure after aortic reimplantation, despite prolonged supportive cardiopulmonary bypass with high level inotropic support and several abortive attempts for discontinuation. The Batista procedure was performed and the patient was successfully weaned from bypass. Postoperative recovery was uneventful, and at one‐year follow‐up she remains asymptomatic. (J Card Surg 2012;27:114–116)