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Off‐Pump Surgery for Giant Right Coronary Artery Aneurysms
Author(s) -
Emaminia Abbas,
Bandettini W. Patricia,
Arai Andrew E.,
Horvath Keith A.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2011.01332.x
Subject(s) - medicine , bypass grafting , artery , aneurysm , surgery , resection , right coronary artery , coronary artery aneurysm , cardiology , radiology , coronary angiography , myocardial infarction , kawasaki disease
Coronary artery aneurysms larger than 5 cm are exceedingly rare, and a standard treatment for them is lacking. We report two cases of giant right coronary artery aneurysms successfully treated by off‐pump resection of the aneurysm and bypass grafting. The controversy surrounding the proper management of such cases is discussed . (J Card Surg 2011;26:596‐599)