title: Management of right ventricular injury after localization of the left anterior descending coronary artery.
abstract: During coronary artery bypass surgery an intramyocardial or intracavitary left anterior descending coronary artery can be difficult to locate and pose problems of inadvertent entry into the right ventricle. We present a literature review of the management of this injury. We report an additional aid to prevent injury to the left anterior descending coronary artery during closure of the right ventriculotomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Lucas H A
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Sanders
authors.forename: Hamad M A
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Soliman
authors.forename: Bart H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: van Straten
mesh_terms: D015897:Comorbidity; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000453:epidemiology; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D054084:Myocardial Bridging / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques