title: Anomalous coronary arteries: a report of 2 cases of single coronary artery.
abstract: One patient with chronic exertional angina, not significant electrocardiographic signs of myocardial ischemia at exercise stress test and recent onset of angina at rest underwent coronary arteriography. A second one with known severe aortic stenosis underwent cardiac catheterization and coronary arteriography because of effort chest pain and syncope. A single coronary artery originating respectively from the right and from the left sinus of Valsalva but without significant coronary stenosis was detected in both patients. This entity is a quite uncommon finding of relevant interest if surgical treatment is required and good prognosis if not associated with additional cardiac anomalies.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Cardiologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mongiardo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mazzari
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Buffon
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Trani
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Testa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Comella
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging