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. 1990 Sep;64(3):208–210. doi: 10.1136/hrt.64.3.208

Aberrant origin of the right coronary artery as a potential cause of sudden death: successful anatomical correction.

C Nelson-Piercy 1, A F Rickards 1, M H Yacoub 1
PMCID: PMC1024375  PMID: 2206715

Abstract

A man with an aberrant right coronary artery and haemodynamically important prolapse of the mitral valve was successfully resuscitated. The aberrant right coronary artery was thought to be a possible cause of the cardiopulmonary arrest in this patient. Both lesions were corrected at a single operation.

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