Left main coronary artery origin from the right coronary sinus: rare, dangerous, and easy to miss on routine transoesophageal echocardiography

Authors :: Stefan Buchholz
Daniel Robaei
Dhruv Nayyar
Source :: Journal of echocardiography. 10(2)
Publication Year :: 2011
Abstract: [Extract] Coronary artery anomalies are rare and may occur as an isolated defect or in conjunction with other congenital cardiac malformations. Sudden cardiac death due to myocardial ischaemia is a sinister complication.

Subjects :: medicine.medical_specialty
Myocardial ischaemia
business.industry
Transoesophageal echocardiography
medicine.disease
Sudden cardiac death
medicine.anatomical_structure
Internal medicine
cardiovascular system
medicine
Cardiology
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Congenital cardiac malformations
business
Complication
Coronary sinus
Artery

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