OCCLUSION OF THE LEFT CORONARY OSTIUM DUE TO FUSION OF THE AORTIC CUSP TO THE WALL

Authors
KAWASUJI M SAKAKIBARA N MATSUMOTO Y WATANABE Y SHIMIZU K
Citation
M. Kawasuji et al., OCCLUSION OF THE LEFT CORONARY OSTIUM DUE TO FUSION OF THE AORTIC CUSP TO THE WALL, The Annals of thoracic surgery, 59(1), 1995, pp. 233-234
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
The Annals of thoracic surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00034975
Volume
59
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
233 - 234
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4975(1995)59:1<233:OOTLCO>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
We report on a patient with occlusion of the left coronary ostium and aortic regurgitation due to fusion of the left aortic cusp to the aort ic wall. The left coronary now was restored by excision of the adheren t left aortic cusp and aortic valve replacement.