Myocardial ischemia caused by a coronary anomaly left anterior descending coronary artery arising from right sinus of Valsalva

DOĞAN S. M., Gursurer M., Aydin M., Gocer H., Cabuk M., Dursun A.

International Journal of Cardiology, cilt.112, sa.3, 2006 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 112 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.03.063
  • Dergi Adı: International Journal of Cardiology
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Coronary angiography, Coronary artery anomalies, Myocardial ischemia, Scintigraphy
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Evet

Özet

We present the case of a patient in anomalous origin of the left anterior descending coronary artery that caused myocardial ischemia and led to positive myocardial scintigraphic results. Coronary angiography showed that the left anterior descending coronary artery arose from the right coronary ostium-an anomaly that has been associated with chest discomfort-without atherosclerotic lesions. Left circumflex artery and the diagonal branches were arising from the left main coronary artery and the whole coronary tree were free of atherosclerosis. © 2006 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.