How far is the left circumflex coronary artery from the mitral annulus?
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2020 at "General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery"
DOI: 10.1007/s11748-020-01493-1
Abstract: The relationship between the distance from the mitral annulus to the left circumflex coronary artery (LCX) and iatrogenic LCX injury has been questioned. This study was designed to determine the high-risk sites of LCX injury… read more here.
Keywords: circumflex coronary; left circumflex; coronary artery; mitral annulus ... See more keywords
Large left circumflex artery aneurysm and left ventricular-coronary sinus fistula
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2017 at "Acta Cardiologica"
DOI: 10.1080/00015385.2017.1305185
Abstract: Received 16 April 2016; revision accepted for publication 12 May 2016. We present a case of incidental large left circumflex artery (LCx) aneurysm and left ventricular-coronary sinus fistula in a previously healthy asymptomatic 53-year-old adult… read more here.
Keywords: large left; aneurysm; coronary sinus; left circumflex ... See more keywords
Successful percutaneous treatment of an anomalous left circumflex coronary artery occlusion after tricuspid valve repair.
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2019 at "Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery"
DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivz050
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… read more here.
Keywords: coronary artery; anomalous left; artery occlusion; left circumflex ... See more keywords
The “criminal” artery of de Winter may be the left circumflex artery
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2020 at "Medicine"
DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000020585
Abstract: Abstract Rationale: De Winter et al first described a new ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)-equivalent pattern associated with acute occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD). Studies show that this pattern has a… read more here.
Keywords: left circumflex; artery; circumflex artery; stenosis ... See more keywords
Coronary artery fistula from the left circumflex artery to the right atrium in an infant
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2018 at "Journal of Cardiac Surgery"
DOI: 10.1111/jocs.13946
Abstract: FIGURE 1 A, Chest X-ray showed cardiomegaly. B, Two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography revealed a gaint aneurysm-like left circumflex artery resulting from a fistula terminated in the superior portion of right atrium. C, Cross-sectional of cardiac CT… read more here.
Keywords: circumflex artery; left circumflex; right atrium; artery right ... See more keywords
Beware of an anomalous left circumflex artery when considering aortic valve or root procedures
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2022 at "Journal of Cardiac Surgery"
DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16310
Abstract: Anomalous coronary arteries pose an additional challenge when contemplating surgical options for a patient with aortic valve or root pathology. We demonstrate the course of an anomalous retro‐aortic left circumflex coronary artery arising from the… read more here.
Keywords: beware anomalous; root; aortic valve; artery ... See more keywords
Unique subaortic course of anomalous left circumflex artery associated with double chamber right ventricle
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2019 at "BMJ Case Reports"
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2019-232664
Abstract: Cardiac computed tomography angiography in a 47-year-old woman, presenting with features of right heart failure, revealed a hypertrophied muscle band in the lower right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) ([figure 1][1]) with resultant dilatation of the… read more here.
Keywords: subaortic course; circumflex artery; unique subaortic; anomalous left ... See more keywords
Abnormal blood supply to a normal lung: left circumflex artery branch supplying the right lung
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2022 at "BMJ Case Reports"
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2021-248159
Abstract: A middle-aged woman with hypertension presented with atypical chest pain of 1 month duration and had a positive exercise stress test. She underwent diagnostic coronary angiography which demonstrated an anomalous branch arising from the proximal part… read more here.
Keywords: artery; supplying right; circumflex artery; lung ... See more keywords
Separate slit-like origin of the left circumflex artery with bicuspid aortic valve
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2020 at "Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals"
DOI: 10.1177/0218492319900586
Abstract: A 49-year-old man with a transthoracic echocardiographic diagnosis of aortic stenosis with bicuspid aortic valve and dilated ascending aorta was referred for computed tomography angiography that revealed a bicuspid aortic valve with thickened noncalcified leaflets… read more here.
Keywords: artery; aortic valve; bicuspid aortic; origin left ... See more keywords
Correlation Analysis Between Required Surgical Indexes and Complications in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2022 at "Frontiers in Surgery"
DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.948666
Abstract: A total of 215 patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) were analyzed with SPSS. Samples of different genders showed significance in the obtuse marginal branch of the left circumflex branch × 1, the diagonal branch D1 × 1, and… read more here.
Keywords: branch; descending branch; left circumflex; left anterior ... See more keywords
A left circumflex aorta with a displaced thoracic duct in a 94-year-old male cadaver: a case report with discussion on embryology.
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2022 at "Folia morphologica"
DOI: 10.5603/fm.a2022.0043
Abstract: A left circumflex aorta (LCA) is an extremely rare variation of the thoracic aorta. It is distinguished by a retroesophageal descending aorta that subsequently travels down the right side of the thoracic vertebrae towards the… read more here.
Keywords: year old; left circumflex; circumflex aorta; old male ... See more keywords