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Right coronary artery with anomalous origin and slit ostium
R G Rinaldi1, J Carballido, R Giles
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Pavia Hospital, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|September 1, 1994
Abstract:
Right coronary arteries that arise from the left sinus or ectopically from the right sinus with a slit ostium can cause myocardial ischemia, myocardial infarction, or sudden death. The surgical repair of these anomalies has evolved toward a simpler operation that widens the orifice of origin and reduces the compression of the intramural segment. We have repaired these anomalies without mortality in 8 patients. We summarize our experience and the evolution of this procedure.