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Single Coronary Ostium in Right Coronary Sinus: Previously Unreported "One for All" Configuration.

Authors :
Njeim, Mario
Nasr, Youssef
Younes, Mohamad
Song, Thomas K.
Koenig, Gerald C.
Nour, Khaled
Source :
Texas Heart Institute Journal. Dec2014, Vol. 41 Issue 6, p601-602. 2p. 2 Color Photographs, 1 Black and White Photograph.
Publication Year :
2014

Abstract

We report our identification of a single coronary ostium arising from the right coronary sinus of Valsalva, in a 63-year-old woman who presented with chest pain atypical of angina. Coronary angiograms showed that the left anterior descending coronary artery arose from a right ventricular branch and that the left circumflex coronary artery arose from a right posterolateral branch. Both arteries reconstituted themselves in a backward fashion from the apex to the base of the heart--a configuration that to our knowledge has not been reported. The patient was treated conservatively and reported no chest pain 24 months later. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
15266702
Volume :
41
Issue :
6
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Texas Heart Institute Journal
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
99747566
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.14503/THIJ-13-3806