Anomalous left coronary artery arising from the right sinus of valsalva as a cause of ventricular tachycardia

Dimitris P Papadopoulos; Chrisostomos K Economou; Ioannis Moyssakis; Vassilios E Votteas

doi:10.2143/AC.60.1.2005053

Anomalous left coronary artery arising from the right sinus of valsalva as a cause of ventricular tachycardia

Acta Cardiol. 2005 Feb;60(1):65-7. doi: 10.2143/AC.60.1.2005053.

Authors

Dimitris P Papadopoulos¹, Chrisostomos K Economou, Ioannis Moyssakis, Vassilios E Votteas

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, Laiko Hospital of Athens, Greece. [email protected]

PMID: 15779856
DOI: 10.2143/AC.60.1.2005053

Abstract

This paper describes a rare case of a young patient with an anomalous left coronary artery (LCA) originating from the right sinus of Valsalva, passing between the aorta and the pulmonary artery. This rare case was discovered during coronary angiography for the evaluation of the patient, after restoration of symptomatic ventricular tachycardia.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Vessel Anomalies / complications*
Coronary Vessel Anomalies / diagnosis
Electrocardiography
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Risk Assessment
Severity of Illness Index
Sinus of Valsalva / abnormalities*
Tachycardia, Ventricular / diagnosis*
Tachycardia, Ventricular / etiology*
Tachycardia, Ventricular / therapy
Treatment Outcome