title: Intraoperative myocardial infarction during open-heart ablation of an atrioventricular accessory pathway.
abstract: We report a patient who suffered an intraoperative AMI from injury to the distal portion of a dominant left circumflex coronary artery in the atrioventricular groove. Depending upon coronary anatomy and location of accessory pathways, compromise of coronary circulation by nonintrinsic pathology can be a major cause of morbidity.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, University of Missouri Hospitals, Columbia.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Giudici
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Flaker
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Curtis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D006329:Heart Conduction System; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology*