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Dual Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery: Report of a Case

Surgery Today volume 34, pages 453–455 (2004)Cite this article

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We report a case of Type I dual left anterior descending artery (LAD) successfully treated by coronary artery bypass grafting including the long LAD. This rare coronary artery anomaly is of clinical importance in the field of myocardial revascularization.

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  1. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shin-Koga Hospital, 120 Tenjin-cho, Kurume, Fukuoka, 830-8577, Japan

    Masaru Yoshikai, Keiji Kamohara, Hideyuki Fumoto & Hiromitsu Kawasaki

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  1. Masaru Yoshikai
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Yoshikai, M., Kamohara, K., Fumoto, H. et al. Dual Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery: Report of a Case. Surg Today 34, 453–455 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-003-2733-x

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Key words

  • Dual left anterior descending coronary artery
  • Coronary artery bypass grafting