Single coronary artery with anomalous origin of the right coronary artery as a branch from the left anterior descending artery: A very rare coronary anomaly

Iyisoy, Atila; Kursaklioglu, Hurkan; BARÇIN, Cem; Barindik, Nadir; Kose, Sedat; Demirtas, Ertan

doi:10.1007/s003800200014

Single coronary artery with anomalous origin of the right coronary artery as a branch from the left anterior descending artery: A very rare coronary anomaly

Iyisoy A., Kursaklioglu H., BARÇIN C., Barindik N., Kose S., Demirtas E.

Heart and Vessels, cilt.16, sa.4, ss.161-163, 2002 (Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 4
Basım Tarihi: 2002
Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s003800200014
Dergi Adı: Heart and Vessels
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.161-163
Anahtar Kelimeler: coronary artery anomaly, right coronary artery
Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery arising from the left anterior descending artery (LAD) is a very rare coronary anomaly. It has previously been reported in only six adult cases. In this report, we present a patient with an anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the LAD. The patient had anginal symptoms with exercise. Myocardial perfusion imaging with thallium-201 revealed a reversible inferior perfusion defect. We suggest that this could cause myocardial ischemia.