Congenital atresia of left main coronary artery

Publication date: Available online 31 October 2018Source: The Egyptian Heart JournalAuthor(s): Sedigheh Saedi, Hamid Reza Pouraliakbar, Homa Ghaderian, Tahereh SaediAbstractCongenital atresia of the left main coronary artery is a very rare form of coronary anomalies with poor clinical outcomes if left untreated. Patients require surgical correction by coronary bypass grafting after diagnosis. Here we report a case of congenital left main atresia in a 36 years old woman who had previous heart surgery with this anomaly having gone undetected.
Source: The Egyptian Heart Journal - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research