title: Aortic root replacement with absent left-main coronary artery: how to do it.
abstract: Aortic root replacement in patient with a coronary artery anomaly can be challenging. We describe aortic root replacement in a patient with annuloaortic ectasia and coarctation, who had an absent left main coronary artery. There were separate origins of the left anterior descending and left circumflex coronary arteries from the aorta. The technical modification employed in this case is discussed.
authors.affiliation: MGM New Bombay Hospital, Mumbai, India kamalessk@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Kamales Kumar
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Saha
authors.affiliation: MGM New Bombay Hospital, Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: Bhupesh
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Parate
authors.affiliation: MGM New Bombay Hospital, Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: Bharat
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jagiasi
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D000328:Adult; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Aorta; Aortic coarctation; Blood vessel prosthesis implantation; Cardiac surgical procedures; Coronary vessel anomalies; Incidental findings