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Reoperative minimal invasive off-pump coronary artery bypass graft in early left main stem stenosis following Modified Bentall procedure

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

CT coronary angiogram revealed severe narrowing of the left main coronary artery. Six months following modified Bentall procedure a patient presented with angina and acute ST depression. Minimal invasive off p.

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Systematic coronary physiology improves level of agreement in diagnostic coronary angiography

Open Heart

Methods 150 coronary angiograms from patients with stable chest pain were presented independently to three NICs, three ICs and three CSs.

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Abstract 4142012: Ectasias of Multiple Coronary Arteries and a Coronary Cameral Fistula Between Right Coronary Artery and Coronary Sinus

Circulation

Patient underwent surgical closure of fistula and a 2-vessel coronary artery bypass graft surgery, with a LIMA pedicle graft to the LAD, and SV graft to the LCx.Postoperatively, patient was continued on medical therapy with improvement of symptoms.

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Diffuse Subendocardial Ischemia on the ECG. Left main? 3-vessel disease? No!

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

The patient was brought directly to the cardiac catheterization lab for PCI, bypassing the ED. The diagnostic coronary angiogram identified only minimal coronary artery disease, but there was a severely calcified, ‘immobile’ aortic valve. Aortic angiogram did not reveal aortic dissection.