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Anatomic repair of a left main coronary artery aneurysm

Author(s) -

Friedrich Eckstein,

Stephan Windecker,

Thierry Carrel

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303

H-Index - 133

eISSN - 1873-734X

pISSN - 1010-7940

DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2007.06.045

Subject(s) - cardiology , aneurysm , medicine , artery , coronary artery aneurysm , radiology , kawasaki disease

A 45-year-old male presented with acute anterior infarction. Coronary angiography revealed a 20 mm 30 mm mm left main coronary artery (LMCA) aneurysm (Fig. 1). After separation of the pulmonary artery, anatomic reconstruction of the LMCA using a Y-bifurcated vein graft segment was performed (Fig. 2). The LAD was additionally grafted with the left ITA. www.elsevier.com/locate/ejcts European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery 32 (2007) 661

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