Usefulness of Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Balloon Angioplasty for the Left Coronary Artery Stenosis 10 Years More Than After Arterial Switch Operation

Proximal stenosis adjacent to the orifice of one or both coronary arteries may occur after the arterial switch operation (ASO) for d-transposition of the great arteries (d-TGA). Coronary artery stenosis (CAS) often progresses within the first 6 months postoperatively and may result in myocardial ischemia and infarction. Although percutaneous transluminal coronary balloon angioplasty (PCBA) for CAS within 15 months after ASO for d-TGA has been reported, there is no report of PCBA for CAS in the late period after ASO. We present the results of PCBA for CAS of the left coronary artery performed more than 10 years after ASO in an 11-year-old boy and a 14-year-old boy without complication. The stenosis degree improved in both patients from 81 to 45 and 80 to 54 %, respectively. Restenosis did not occur, and the stenosis degree improved to about 25 % late after PCBA. Although the initial effect of PCBA may not be dramatic, it can improve late after PCBA. It was considered that the optimal balloon-reference vessel ratio was about 1.0, to obtain the minimal effective lumen diameter. PCBA for CAS even if performed many years after ASO is feasible without complication. PCBA can also provide delayed improvement late after the procedure.