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.