Repair of left coronary artery ostial isolation caused by aortic valve leaflet
Takeshi Oda1, Hiroshi Yasunaga, Kageshige Todo
1Cardiovascular Surgery and Pediatric Cardiology, St. Mary's Hospital, 422 Tsubukuhon-Machi, Kurume City, Fukuoka 830-8543, Japan. oda@st-mary-med.or.jp
Abstract:
A 13-year-old girl had recurrent syncope episodes and chest oppression during exercise caused by myocardial ischemia that was confirmed by stress myocardial scintigraphy. Echocardiography revealed mild aortic regurgitation (AR). Cineangiography revealed persistent opacification of the left coronary sinus. Freeing of the adherent left coronary cusp from the aortic wall increased antegrade left coronary flow and commissural resuspension restored AR. Postoperative recovery was uneventful and myocardial ischemia did not develop after surgery. Hence, although left coronary artery ostial isolation by aortic valve leaflet is rare, it can be successfully treated by aortic valve repair.
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