Anomalous left distal circumflex artery originating from pulmonary artery-surgical correction using off pump technique — A case report

Anomalous left distal circumflex artery originating from pulmonary artery-surgical correction using off pump technique — A case report

Origin of isolated Left Distal Circumflex Coronary Artery (LCX) from pulmonary artery is a rare presentation especially in adult age group. We report a case of a 68 year male suffering from coronary artery disease along with this anomaly. Surgical correction comprising of off pump coronary artery by...

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Veröffentlicht in:Indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2009-03, Vol.25 (1), p.29-30
Hauptverfasser: Sharma, Avinash, Kulkarni, Vinay, Barde, Saurabh, Bobade, Shrikant, Bhargava, Varun, Ghodeshwar, Ram
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Sprache:eng
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Cardiac Surgery
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
Vascular Surgery
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Zusammenfassung:Origin of isolated Left Distal Circumflex Coronary Artery (LCX) from pulmonary artery is a rare presentation especially in adult age group. We report a case of a 68 year male suffering from coronary artery disease along with this anomaly. Surgical correction comprising of off pump coronary artery bypass with ligation of anomalous distal LCX was performed successfully in this case.
ISSN:0970-9134
0973-7723
DOI:10.1007/s12055-009-0007-y