title: [The single coronary artery].
abstract: Single coronary artery is a fairly rare entity which may nevertheless be found in 0.4 per cent of coronary arteriograms. The authors report 3 cases seen in 2 departments of cardiology. In each patient, despite the existence of definite cardiovascular risk factors, this distribution was a factor worsening coronary ischemia, leading to complete thrombosis in one case. Although most often a chance discovery, a review of the literature justifies the attribution to this anomaly of the onset of angina, infarction or even sudden death.
authors.affiliation: Centre Hospitalier, Service de Cardiologie Sergent, Lens.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Godart
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Berzin
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rihani
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pecheux
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dutoit
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications / Q000196:embryology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
vernacular_title: L'artère coronaire unique.