Internal thoracic artery patch repair of a saccular left main coronary artery aneurysm

Abstract Background A saccular aneurysm located at the bifurcation of the left main coronary artery (LMCA) is an extremely rare condition. A major cause of left main coronary aneurysm is atherosclerosis, and common complications include thrombosis, embolism, and rupture. Despite the serious nature o...

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Main Authors: Tomohiro Iwakura, Kouji Toguchi, Ippei Kato, Noriko Asakawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-019-0868-0