Unroofing Procedure in the Treatment of Anomalous Origin of Right Coronary Artery from Left Sinus of Valsalva between Aorta and Pulmonary Trunk.
- Author:
Chan Beom PARK
1
;
Min Seop JO
;
Young Du KIM
;
Chul Ung KANG
;
Ung JIN
;
Deog Gon CHO
;
Kuhn PARK
;
Kyu Do CHO
;
Chi Kyung KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea. drcs5223@daum.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Coronary artery anomaly;
Anomaly
- MeSH:
Aorta*;
Arrhythmias, Cardiac;
Coronary Artery Bypass;
Coronary Vessels*;
Myocardial Ischemia;
Pulmonary Artery;
Replantation;
Sinus of Valsalva*;
Syncope;
Transplants
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2005;38(11):776-779
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Anomalous origin of right coronary artery from left sinus of valsalva is associated with sudden unexpected death, syncope, arrhythmia and myocardial ischemia. The mechanism that explains the restriction of coronary flow in the anomalous coronary artery is unclear but several surgical methods have been proposed, such as coronary artery bypass graft, coronary reimplantation, translocation of pulmonary artery, and unroofing procedure. We reported the surgical correction of the anomalous origin of right coronary artery from left sinus of valsalva between the aorta and pulmonary trunk using the unroofing procedure.
