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Successful percutaneous treatment of an anomalous left circumflex coronary artery occlusion after tricuspid valve repair.

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The risk of coronary artery injury during valve surgery is higher in case of anomalous coronary artery origin and trajectory. Unlike previous reports on coronary obstruction related to aortic or… Click to show full abstract

The risk of coronary artery injury during valve surgery is higher in case of anomalous coronary artery origin and trajectory. Unlike previous reports on coronary obstruction related to aortic or mitral surgery, we report the first case, to the best of our knowledge, of an anomalous left circumflex artery occlusion after tricuspid valve repair, and its successful percutaneous treatment.

Keywords: coronary artery; anomalous left; artery occlusion; left circumflex; valve

Journal Title: Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
Year Published: 2019

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