title: Re-implantation of an anomalous right coronary artery arising from the left coronary sinus and coursing between the great arteries.
abstract: The patient with a coronary artery anomaly remains a treatment dilemma. We present a 62-year-old woman who underwent re-implantation of her anomalous right coronary artery (ARCA) from the left coronary sinus and describe our techniques according to potential anatomic variations of ARCA. The ARCA from the left coronary sinus is increasingly being recognized as a cause of angina, acute myocardial infarction, syncope, and sudden death. We describe a case that was treated by direct coronary artery re-implantation into the right coronary sinus and suggest that this technique be the first considered when planning surgical correction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia. mattliavaa@gmail.com
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Liava'a
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Theodore
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Skillington
mesh_terms: D013504:Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures; D054326:Coronary Sinus / Q000601:surgery*; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged