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Mitral Valve Repair in a Patient with an Anomalous Left Coronary Artery
Author(s) -
Bakker Robbert C.,
Bouma Wobbe,
Hamer Inez J. Wijdhden,
Natour Ehsan,
Mariani Massimo A.
Publication year - 2014
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/jocs.12374
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , mitral annulus , mitral regurgitation , annulus (botany) , coronary sinus , mitral valve , fibrous joint , mitral valve repair , artery , coronary arteries , left coronary artery , occlusion , sinus (botany) , surgery , diastole , blood pressure , botany , biology , genus
Anomalous coronary arteries may course in close proximity to the mitral annulus, which increases the risk of iatrogenic occlusion due to annular suture placement. We report a mitral valve repair in a 55‐year‐old male with severe mitral regurgitation and an anomalous retro‐aortic left coronary artery, originating from the right coronary sinus, coursing in close proximity to the anterior mitral annulus. To minimize iatrogenic occlusion risk an open annuloplasty ring was used with good long‐term results. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12374 (J Card Surg 2014;29:782–784)