Mitral Valve Repair and Anomalous Origin of Circumflex Artery: To Ring or Not to Ring

Mitral Valve Repair and Anomalous Origin of Circumflex Artery To Ring or Not to Ring

We describe a case of an adult patient with mitral valve regurgitation and the anomalous origin and course of the left circumflex coronary artery. Use of a ringless procedure or a microinvasive approach, such as transapical neochordae implantation, would have possibly avoided a life-threatening post...

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Published in:JACC. Case reports Vol. 1; no. 4; pp. 503 - 507
Main Authors: Fabozzo, Assunta, Rossi, Elena, Facci, Gabriele, Bottio, Tomaso, Gerosa, Gino
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 18-12-2019
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Valvular Heart Disease Mini-Focus Issue
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Summary:We describe a case of an adult patient with mitral valve regurgitation and the anomalous origin and course of the left circumflex coronary artery. Use of a ringless procedure or a microinvasive approach, such as transapical neochordae implantation, would have possibly avoided a life-threatening post-operative complication. ( Level of Difficulty: Advanced. ) We describe a case of an adult patient with mitral valve regurgitation and the anomalous origin and course of the left circumflex coronary artery. Use…
ISSN:2666-0849
DOI:10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.08.030