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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003;23:651-652
© 2003 Elsevier Science NL

Letter to the Editor

Ostial coronary artery stenosis following aortic valve surgery

Regional Cardiac Centre, Morriston Hospital, Morriston, Swansea, SA6 6NL, UK

Received 13 November 2002; accepted 17 December 2002.

^* Corresponding author. 39 Park Drive Skewen, Neath, West Glamorgan, SA10 6SG, UK. Tel.: +44-1792-814849; fax: +44-1792-703242
e-mail: rammohankandadai@hotmail.com

Key Words: Ostial stenosis • Aortic valve • Indwelling cannula

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The excellent image that was printed in the July 2002 issue of the EJCTS by Zamvar et al. [1] was a graphic illustration of the potentially serious complication of ostial stenosis following coronary cannulation during aortic valve replacement.

Having experienced two similar complications in the last 2 years, we decided to retrospectively review our experience with two methods of coronary cannulation-hand held cannulation and indwelling cannulae. The aim was to attempt to establish a causal relationship for this phenomenon. As a prelude to . . . [Full Text of this Article]