title: Communication between left main stem trunk and proximal segment of left anterior descending coronary artery rescues left ventricular ejection fraction of a patient with three-vessel disease.
abstract: The well-known congenital anomalies of the left main stem refer mainly to its anomalous origin from the pulmonary artery or the right aortic sinus. We present a patient with a large communication between the left main stem trunk and the proximal segment of the left anterior descending coronary artery which preserves the left ventricular systolic performance in the setting of significant three-vessel disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University of Athens, Hippokration Hospital, Greece. tsioufis@otenet.gr
authors.forename: Costas
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tsioufis
authors.forename: Christodoulos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stefanadis
authors.forename: Pavlos
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Toutouzas
mesh_terms: D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013318:Stroke Volume / Q000502:physiology; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology