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Successful in situ repair of a symptomatic left main coronary artery aneurysm by a saphenous vein graft

Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Bachstrasse 18, 07743 Jena, Germany

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In a male patient, presenting with progressive angina refractory to medical treatment, a solitary aneurysm of the left main coronary artery without fistula, a 2 cm large atrial septal defect (ASD) and a persisting left superior caval vein were diagnosed. Successful resection with subsequent in situ repair by vein grafting of the left anterior descending artery and the circumflex coronary artery system and direct closure of the ASD are described.

Key Words: Coronary artery aneurysm; Atrial septal defect; Coronary vessel anomalies