Delayed diagnosis of anomalous origin of the left coronary artery 16 yearsafter mitral valve replacement

Authors
Ohkado, A Yashima, M Ishiyama, M Morishima, S Tei, E
Citation
A. Ohkado et al., Delayed diagnosis of anomalous origin of the left coronary artery 16 yearsafter mitral valve replacement, ANN THORAC, 66(5), 1998, pp. 1819-1820
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems","Medical Research Diagnosis & Treatment
Journal title
ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
ISSN journal
00034975 → ACNP
Volume
66
Issue
5
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1819 - 1820
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4975(199811)66:5<1819:DDOAOO>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
Mitral insufficiency caused by ischemia is frequently found in anomalous or igin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery. We report a cas e of a 25-year-old woman who was diagnosed to have anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery and had successful left inte rnal mammary artery bypass grafting 16 years after mitral valve replacement for mitral insufficiency of an unknown cause in her childhood. (C) 1998 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.