Stenting of an anomalous left circumflex coronary artery arising from the right sinus of Valsalva.
Anomalous origin of coronary arteries is rare, occurring in about 1% of patients undergoing cardiac catheterization. Coronary atherosclerosis is not uncommon in these patients. Percutaneous angioplasty of anomalous coronary arteries poses a particular technical challenge secondary to the vessel characteristics. Stenting of the anomalous coronary arteries has not been described previously. We report a 47-year-old man with unstable angina in whom a MULTI-LINK coronary stent was placed successfully in an anomalous circumflex coronary artery.
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Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, St John Hospital and Medical Center, Detroit, MI 48236, USA.
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D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000601:surgery*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000002:abnormalities*; D015607:Stents