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Perforation of the left ventricle during dissection of the intramuscular left anterior descending coronary artery—delayed presentation

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Dissecting out a deep intramuscular left anterior descending coronary (LAD) artery during coronary artery revascularization requires surgical experience. Inadvertent entry into the right ventricle had been reported during such dissection previously. However, entry into the left ventricle (LV) has not. Here, we present a case where such an entry occurred and was successfully repaired.The patient presented ten years later with delayed rupture of the LV.

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  1. Pittsburgh, USA

    Venkataratnam Machiraju

  2. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Los Angeles Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente, 1526 N. Edgemont Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90027, USA

    Dhaval Pravin Trivedi

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Machiraju, V., Trivedi, D.P. Perforation of the left ventricle during dissection of the intramuscular left anterior descending coronary artery—delayed presentation. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 35, 59–61 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055-018-0684-5

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