Surgical Management of Intramyocardial Left Anterior Descending Artery

J Card Surg. 2015 Nov;30(11):805-7. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12639. Epub 2015 Sep 24.

Abstract

An intramyocardial left anterior descending artery can be found in up to 30% of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft procedures. We review the various techniques available to identify an intramyocardial left anterior descending artery.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Cineangiography / methods*
  • Coronary Angiography / methods*
  • Coronary Artery Bypass*
  • Coronary Vessels / diagnostic imaging*
  • Coronary Vessels / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Monitoring, Intraoperative / methods*
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler / methods