Journal of cardiac surgery
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Case Reports
Aberrant left subclavian artery associated with a Kommerell's diverticulum and a left-sided aortic arch.
Kommerell's diverticulum is most commonly associated with either an aberrant left subclavian artery from a right-sided aortic arch or an aberrant right subclavian artery from a left-sided aortic arch. We describe an exceedingly rare case of an aberrant left subclavian artery arising from a Kommerell's diverticulum in a patient with a left-sided aortic arch, the "nonaberrant aberrant left subclavian artery."
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We describe a technique that implants a rigid tricuspid annuloplasty ring over a previously inserted flexible ring for the treatment of recurrent tricuspid regurgitation. This technique avoids the trauma associated with the excision of a flexible ring in patients with friable annular tissue.
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Intermuscular hemangioma is a histological type of hemangioma and rarely originates from the heart. This paper reports a case of giant intermuscular hemangioma of the left ventricle in a 20-year-old male patient.