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Common origin of left anterior descending artery and right coronary artery from right aortic sinus: presentation of rare variant
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Abstract
The authors discuss a case of 55-year-old man admitted to hospital with clinical symptoms and electrocardiac signs of myocardial infarction, who underwent invasive diagnosis and one of most rare coronary arteries anomaly was observed: common origin of right coronary artery and anterior interventricular artery (left anterior descending artery) from right aortic sinus. Anatomical variants of coronary arteries are rare amongst general population, ranging between 0.29% to 1.3% and such anomaly is found in 0.03% of all coronarographies and is responsible for 2.3% of all coronary variations. Knowledge about coronary arteries anomalies is helpful not only in making better diagnosis but also in making better therapeutic decisions.
Abstract
The authors discuss a case of 55-year-old man admitted to hospital with clinical symptoms and electrocardiac signs of myocardial infarction, who underwent invasive diagnosis and one of most rare coronary arteries anomaly was observed: common origin of right coronary artery and anterior interventricular artery (left anterior descending artery) from right aortic sinus. Anatomical variants of coronary arteries are rare amongst general population, ranging between 0.29% to 1.3% and such anomaly is found in 0.03% of all coronarographies and is responsible for 2.3% of all coronary variations. Knowledge about coronary arteries anomalies is helpful not only in making better diagnosis but also in making better therapeutic decisions.
Keywords
anomaly, coronary arteries, right aortic sinus, anterior interventricular artery
About this articleTitle
Common origin of left anterior descending artery and right coronary artery from right aortic sinus: presentation of rare variant
Journal
Issue
Article type
Case report
Pages
234-237
Published online
2014-05-30
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2377
DOI
10.5603/FM.2014.0035
Bibliographic record
Folia Morphol 2014;73(2):234-237.
Keywords
anomaly
coronary arteries
right aortic sinus
anterior interventricular artery
Authors
J. Romanek
G. Staśkiewicz
R. Maciejewski
M. Wojtaszek
M. Chlebuś
W. Stanik
R. Sztembis
