Anomalous origin of right coronary artery from the mid-left anterior descending artery

Kyriakos Yiangou; Georgios Georgiou; Panayiotis Avraamides; Marios Kassianides; Michael Henein

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.06.130

Anomalous origin of right coronary artery from the mid-left anterior descending artery

Int J Cardiol. 2008 Sep 26;129(2):e59-60. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.06.130. Epub 2007 Sep 19.

Authors

Kyriakos Yiangou, Georgios Georgiou, Panayiotis Avraamides, Marios Kassianides, Michael Henein

PMID: 17884202
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.06.130

Abstract

We report a case of a right coronary artery (RCA) originating from the mid-left anterior descending artery (LAD) coursing around and in front of the pulmonary artery. The anomaly was discovered incidentally during cardiac catheterization. It is only the second case of such an anomaly ever described.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Angina Pectoris / pathology
Cardiac Catheterization
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Vessel Anomalies / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Vessel Anomalies / pathology*
Coronary Vessels / pathology*
Female
Humans
Incidental Findings
Magnetic Resonance Angiography
Pulmonary Artery / pathology*