Challenges and Perioperative Implications of Anomalous Aortic Origin of the Coronary Arteries

Coronary artery anomalies (CAA) are congenital abnormalities that may or may not be clinically relevant. When symptomatic, treatment options include medical management, percutaneous treatment, or surgical intervention. Some variants, such as an anomalous left circumflex artery (LCx) off the right Sinus of Valsalva (SoV) may be mostly benign, but could have implications during cardiac surgery.1 Other anomalies such as anomalous origin of the left coronary artery (LCA) from the pulmonary artery often result in death without treatment.
Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia - Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research