Extended unroofing procedure for creation of a new ostium for anomalous left coronary artery
H Nakajima1, T Yagihara, H Uemura
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Osaka, Japan. hnakajim@hsp.ncvc.go.jp
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|November 28, 2001
Abstract:
A modified procedure to create an alternative ostium for the left coronary artery was successfully carried out in a patient having anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the right coronary sinus of the aorta. The proximal portion of the artery had an intramural course. The newly constructed orifice was widely patent and functioning well 44 months later, without episodes of myocardial ischemia or aortic regurgitation.
