RESULTS
Patient’s characteristics were summarized in table 1. Twenty-five
patients underwent to surgical correction of AAOCA were included in the
study. 17 (68%) were male. Median age at operation was 20 years (min 1
year – max 65 year). AAORCA were younger respect to patients with
AAOLCA (median age 19 years vs 21, P = .11). AAORCA was diagnosed in 19
(76%) patients and AAOLCA was diagnosed in 6 (24%) patients. Two
patients (8%) were already operated: one patient underwent previously
coronary artery by-pass in a different hospital. He was subsequently,
re-evaluated for chest pain persistence and AAOLCA was discovered after
CT-scan. The other patient has been operated for ventricular septal
defect closure.