A rare anomaly: Double right coronary artery

Dicle Medical Journal

关键词: Coronary anomaly;    coronary angiography;    coronary stenosis;   

DOI  :  10.5798/diclemedj.0921.2013.02.0281

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Coronary artery anomalies are rare anomalies. Theseare usually asymptomatic and are discovered incidentally.Double right coronary artery (RCA) is a rare coronaryartery anomaly. Although there is controversy aboutidentification and classification of double RCA, it is oftena benign condition, but it can be complicated by atherosclerosisand can lead to serious conditions such asmyocardial infarction (MI) and may be accompanied byother anomalies. In our case, double RCA were detectedin coronary angiography for acute anterior MI, and in thenext session successful percutaneous coronary interventionwas performed.Key words: Coronary anomaly, coronary angiography,coronary stenosis

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