Combined correction of an adult scimitar syndrome and coronary artery bypass grafting.

Walles, Thorsten; Lichtenberg, Artur; Shiraga, Kazuko; Klima, Uwe · Ann Thorac Surg · 2002

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Combined scimitar syndrome and coronary artery disease is a rare combination of congenital and acquired cardiac disease in adults. Hence, no guidelines for surgical correction are available. We report on the case of a 60-year-old man with coronary artery disease and scimitar syndrome. The patient underwent arterial coronary revascularization and simultaneous correction of the scimitar syndrome utilizing a new surgical approach with a modified pericardium-baffle reconstruction of the anomalous right pulmonary vein.

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