Anomalous origin of right coronary artery from distal left circumflexartery: Acase study and a review of its clinical significance

Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research

Samad ghaffari¹  leili pourafkari¹  Mohammadreza Taban¹ 

[1] Cardiovascular Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran$$

关键词: Coronary Anomaly;    Myocardial Infarction;    Coronary Angiography;   

DOI  :  10.5681/jcvtr.2014.027

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences and Health Services

【 摘 要 】

Single coronary arteries are rare congenital anomalies in which the whole heart circulationis supplied by a coronary artery arising from a single ostium. Single left coronary artery withright coronary artery (RCA) originating from distal left circumflex artery (LCX) is a very rareanomaly with only few cases reported in the literature. We report a 44 years old male presentingwith anterior myocardial infarction who was found to have a single left coronary artery duringangiography. RCA had an abnormal origin arising from distal of a dominant LCX that retrogradelyfollowed the course of a normal RCA to the base of the heart. A brief review of the reported caseswith emphasis on the clinical significance of this unusual anomaly is presented.

【 授权许可】

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