Giant torturous left circumflex artery draining to the right atrium

Lenka Eremiasova; Petr Kuchynka; Lukas Lambert; Tomas Palecek

doi:10.1111/echo.13566

Giant torturous left circumflex artery draining to the right atrium

Echocardiography. 2017 Aug;34(8):1260-1261. doi: 10.1111/echo.13566. Epub 2017 May 16.

Authors

Lenka Eremiasova¹, Petr Kuchynka¹, Lukas Lambert², Tomas Palecek¹

Affiliations

¹ 2nd Department of Medicine - Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic.
² Department of Radiology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic.

PMID: 28512751
DOI: 10.1111/echo.13566

Abstract

Coronary artery anomalies represent a diverse group of congenital disorders characterized by abnormalities of coronary arteries anatomy. We describe an extremely rare case of giant torturous left circumflex artery draining to the right atrium manifesting by palpitations and atrial fibrillation.

Keywords: computed tomography; coronary artery fistula; echocardiography.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Vessel Anomalies / diagnosis*
Coronary Vessels / diagnostic imaging*
Diagnosis, Differential
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Heart Atria / abnormalities*
Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Male
Severity of Illness Index
Tomography, X-Ray Computed