Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the left coronary sinus: case report and review of surgical treatments.
An anomalous right coronary artery arising from the left sinus of Valsalva is a rare but potentially lethal abnormality. We present a case report and literature review of this anomaly as well as its surgical management in the face of unobstructed distal coronary arteries. Furthermore we report the use of intraoperative transesophageal stress echocardiography to evaluate adequacy of graft flow.
Shah
A S
AS
Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
Milano
C A
CA
Lucke
J P
JP
D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000002:abnormalities*