title: [2 cases of agenesis of the left coronary trunk in adults].
abstract: Agenesis of the left main coronary artery is a congenital condition the prognosis of which is reputed to be good in adults, provided no associated heart disease is present. The first case reported here illustrates the benign character of the anomaly. In contrast, the second case shows that when associated with proximal atheromatous stenosis of the single right coronary artery the anomaly may have catastrophic consequences. The anatomical variants and morbid associations of left main coronary artery agenesis are described.
authors.affiliation: Service de cardiologie, hôpital Boucicaut, Paris.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Guenot
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Desnos
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cristofini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hagege
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Marcantoni
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guerot
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000150:complications; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000196:embryology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography
vernacular_title: Deux observations d'agénésie du tronc coronaire gauche chez l'adulte.