A threatening meteor for cardiac surgeons: anomalous left main coronary origin in type A aortic dissection. (5th August 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Braconi, Lucio; Cabrucci, Francesco; Bacchi, Beatrice; Bonacchi, Massimo
• Is Part Of: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery. Volume 62:Number 3(2022)
• Publication Date: 2022-08-05
• Subjects: Congenital coronary anomalies -- Three-dimensional computed tomography -- Acute aortic dissection; Heart -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Chest -- Surgery -- Periodicals; 617.54
• DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezac411
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1010-7940

Abstract

Abstract: We present the case of a type A aortic dissection originating from the right coronary ostium and an intraoperative diagnosis of the entire coronary artery system originating from a single right-sided coronary ostium. Abstract : Recently, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration calculated as low as 0.041% the probability for Asteroid 2018VP1 to impact the earth's surface.