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Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the left anterior descending artery in a patient with single left coronary artery: a rare coronary artery anomaly and review of the literature.

Authors :
Erdogan O
Buyuklu M
Aktoz M
Source :
International journal of cardiology [Int J Cardiol] 2008 Jul 04; Vol. 127 (2), pp. 280-3. Date of Electronic Publication: 2007 Jul 20.
Publication Year :
2008

Abstract

A 44-year-old woman with hypertension was admitted because of recent onset chest pain. Coronary angiography revealed an anomalous right coronary artery originating as a separate branch from the left anterior descending artery. Associated with the present case all published case reports were thoroughly investigated and presented as a review of the literature.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1874-1754
Volume :
127
Issue :
2
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
International journal of cardiology
Publication Type :
Review
Accession number :
17658630
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.04.121