Intramural left main coronary artery unexpectedly encountered during aortic root replacement.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.10.052.
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Abstract
We present an intramural left main coronary artery, unexpectedly encountered during aortic root replacement in a truncus arteriosus patient. Given the severely limited orifice, we opted to unroof the intramural portion of the left main coronary artery prior to implantation as a button. Until now there have been no reports in the literature describing unroofing an intramural coronary artery prior to reimplantation in an aortic root replacement operation.
Medical subject headings
- Aorta
- Coronary Vessel Anomalies