Surgical treatment of a large left-main coronary artery aneurysm.
Coronary artery aneurysms are a rare condition with left-main trunk aneurysms occurring in only about 0.1 % of the population. We report on a giant left-main coronary artery aneurysm in a young male status post two previous open-heart operations. The aneurysm was successfully treated by patch occlusion of the ostial orifice and coronary revascularization of the left anterior descending and circumflex arteries.
Division of Cardiac Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D001159:Arterio-Arterial Fistula / Q000150:complications; D013504:Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D016896:Treatment Outcome