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Case Reports
. 2011 Oct;44(5):355-7.
doi: 10.5090/kjtcs.2011.44.5.355. Epub 2011 Oct 6.

Neo-ostium Formation in Anomalous Origin of the Left Coronary Artery

Woo-Sik Han  1 , Pyo Won Park, Seong-Ho Cho
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Case Reports

Neo-ostium Formation in Anomalous Origin of the Left Coronary Artery

Woo-Sik Han et al. Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Oct.

Abstract

Anomalous origin of a coronary aortic artery is a rare cardiac anomaly. Although it can cause angina, syncope, and palpitations, most patients are asymptomatic. This anomaly requires surgical treatment or intervention because it is associated with sudden death. Several surgical techniques, such as coronary reimplantation, coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), unroofing, and neo-ostium formation, have been proposed as treatments. We report a case surgically treated with neo-ostium formation in anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the right coronary sinus.

Keywords: Coronary artery anomaly; Ostium.

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Preoperative chest CT showing the left main coronary artery originating from the right coronary sinus with the right coronary artery.
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Schematic review of the operative technique of neo-ostium formation on the left coronary sinus.
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Postoperative chest CT showing a well-connected left coronary artery system to the neo-ostium on the left coronary sinus.
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