Anomalous left circumflex artery origin in aortic root surgery.

Chellasamy Rajeev Thilak, Mohammed Idhrees, Kishore Ravi, Arumugam Arunkumar, Bashi Vellayikodath Velayudhan

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Article in Indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Surgical management of a patient with anomalous origin of the left circumflex coronary artery undergoing aortic and mitral valve surgery.General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery cases · 2025
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Chellasamy Rajeev ThilakInstitute of Cardiac and Aortic Disorders, SIMS Hospital, Chennai, 600026 India.ORCID 0000-0002-6491-8692

Mohammed IdhreesInstitute of Cardiac and Aortic Disorders, SIMS Hospital, Chennai, 600026 India.

Kishore RaviDepartment of Cardiac Anaesthesia, SIMS Hospital, Chennai, 600026 India.

Arumugam ArunkumarDepartment of Cardiac Anaesthesia, SIMS Hospital, Chennai, 600026 India.

Bashi Vellayikodath VelayudhanInstitute of Cardiac and Aortic Disorders, SIMS Hospital, Chennai, 600026 India.

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Abstract

The anomalous origin of the left circumflex artery (LCx) from the right coronary sinus is one of the most common coronary anomalies. However, it presents a significant technical challenge during aortic root surgery. This case report describes a patient with a bicuspid aortic valve, anomalous circumflex artery origin, severe aortic stenosis and moderate aortic regurgitation, and aneurysms in the ascending aorta and aortic root. We addressed this through the Bentall procedure, utilizing the combined coronary button technique for a safe and successful management approach. Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12055-024-01808-4.

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Anomalous left circumflex arteryAortaAortic surgeryCardiac surgery

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PMID39975864

DOI10.1007/s12055-024-01808-4

PMCPMC11832985

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