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Document Details : Title: Communication between left main stem trunk and proximal segment of left anterior descending coronary artery rescues left ventricular ejection fraction of a patient with three vessel disease Author(s): TSIOUFIS, Costas , STEFANIDIS, Christodoulos , TOUTOUZAS, Pavlos Journal: Acta Cardiologica Volume: 57 Issue: 3 Date: June 2002 Pages: 229-230 DOI: 10.2143/AC.57.3.2005394 Abstract : The well-known congenital anomalies of the left main stem refer mainly to its anomalous origin from the pulmonary artery or the right aortic sinus.We present a patient with a large communication between the left main stem trunk and the proximal segment of the left anterior descending coronary artery which preserves the left ventricular systolic performance in the setting of significant three-vessel disease. |