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Surgical treatment for coronary artery aneurysm

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Two successful cases of the surgical treatment for coronary artery aneurysm (non-Kawasaki disease) were reported. The first case had a saccular aneurysm on the left circumflex coronary artery (LCx) #14. Resection of the LCx aneurysm was performed subsequent to single vessel coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) to the distal portion of LCx#14 under the cardioplegic cardiac arrest. The second case had aneurysms on both the left anterior descending artery (LAD) #7 (fusiform) and the LCx#11 (saccular). After double vessel CABG to LAD#7 and LCx#11, ligation or resection of two aneurysms was performed successfully. Postoperative courses have been uneventful with good angiographic results achieved. Since these surgical procedures demonstrated safety, the patients are expected to achieve a good long-term prognosis.

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  1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Fukuoka Tokushukai Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan

    Yuji Takeda DMD, Naoki Minato MD, Yuji Katayama MD & Tomoki Shimokawa MD

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Takeda, Y., Minato, N., Katayama, Y. et al. Surgical treatment for coronary artery aneurysm. Jpn J Thorac Caridovasc Surg 53, 42–45 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-005-1008-4

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