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has been cited by the following article:

• TITLE: Consideration of the Necessity of Prophylactic Bypass Grafting for Anomalous Origin of the Right Coronary Artery—Based on a Case with Concomitant Left Main Trunk Disease Resuscitated from Cardiopulmonary Arrest

  AUTHORS: Hirotaro Sugiyama, Keisuke Miyajima, Kazuyoshi Hatada, Toshihiro Ishikawa, Sawa Matsumoto, Shigeo Umezawa, Masao Takahashi

  KEYWORDS: Anomalous Origin of the Right Coronary Artery, Prophylactic Bypass Grafting, Saphenous Vein Graft, Left Main Trunk Disease, Sudden Death

  JOURNAL NAME: World Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, Vol.7 No.6, June 27, 2017

  ABSTRACT: Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery is a rare congenital anomaly, but is associated with sudden death. Originating from the opposite sinus of Valsalva, an interarterialcourse and an intramural course are especially considered as the risk factor for fatal cardiac events. Surgical indication remains controversial because many patients are asymptomatic. A 52-year-old man with anomalous origin of the right coronary artery with an interarterialcourse concomitant with the left main trunk disease was resuscitated from cardiopulmonary arrest. It was likely to be attributed to the left main trunk disease, but anatomical structure of the right coronary artery suggests its possible involvement. Prophylactic bypass grafting for the right coronary artery was performed using saphenous vein graft without ligating native vessel to prevent future cardiac events, as well as revascularization of the left main trunk disease. All grafts were patent in one-year follow-up coronary angiography. Any cardiac event has not occurred.