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AVR in patients with anomalous course of the circumflex artery without prosthetic downsizing
Author(s) -
Botta Luca,
Amodio Ciro,
Pagano Vincenzo,
Di Marco Luca,
Leone Alessandro,
Loforte Antonio,
MartinSuarez Sofia,
Savini Carlo,
Pacini Davide
Publication year - 2020
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.14927
Subject(s) - medicine , circumflex , artery , cardiology , aortic root , annulus (botany) , cardiac skeleton , surgery , aorta , botany , biology
An anomalous origin of the left circumflex coronary artery that arises as a side branch of the right coronary artery and encircles the aortic annulus is usually an incidental finding. However, in patients undergoing aortic valve/root procedures, its existence can significantly complicate the surgical treatment. We report our operative strategy with three different prostheses without valve downsizing.