title: Right origin of the circumflex artery and posterior aortic annulus enlargement.
abstract: We present the case of a patient who required posterior enlargement of the aortic annulus during aortic valve replacement in the presence of abnormal origin of the circumflex artery from the right coronary artery, with a retroaortic course.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgery Department, University Hospital of Caen, Caen, France.
authors.forename: Vladimir
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Saplacan
authors.forename: Calin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ivascau
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cuttone
authors.forename: Sabino
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Caprio
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Buklas
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Massetti
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation; D064593:Heterografts; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010496:Pericardium / Q000637:transplantation*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Aortic valve stenosis; coronary vessel anomalies; heart valve prosthesis implantation