Intramural left main coronary artery unexpectedly encountered during aortic root replacement.
We present an intramural left main coronary artery, unexpectedly encountered during aortic root replacement in a truncus arteriosus patient. Given the severely limited orifice, we opted to unroof the intramural portion of the left main coronary artery prior to implantation as a button. Until now there have been no reports in the literature describing unroofing an intramural coronary artery prior to reimplantation in an aortic root replacement operation.
Sareyyupoglu
Basar
B
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
Burkhart
Harold M
HM
Dearani
Joseph A
JA
Connolly
Heidi M
HM
D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery*; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D008875:Middle Aged