Resection of left anterior descending coronary artery aneurysm on a beating heart.
We report on the case of a 65-year-old man with unstable angina due to a left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery single aneurysm. On a beating heart, the aneurysm was partially resected and the left internal thoracic artery was grafted in situ as a patch to the LAD opening. The patient remains well and free of symptoms two years after the operation.
Evangelismos General Hospital, Cardiac Surgery Department, Athens, Greece. panmisthos@yahoo.gr
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Kokotsakis
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Lioulias
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Skouteli
D000368:Aged; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D047549:Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump / Q000379:methods*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male