title: Extremely high origin of the right coronary artery from the ascending aorta.
abstract: Coronary artery anomalies, especially variations in the level of origin, are frequent. In most cases, the origin lies just a few millimeters superior to the supravalvular ridge; ectopic origins of more than one centimeter above this border are rare. We report a case in which the right coronary artery arises from the ascending aorta 38 mm above the supravalvular ridge.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Anatomie und Histologie, Leopold-Franzens-Universität, Innsbruck, Austria. j.piegger@uibk.ac.at
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Piegger
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kovacs
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ambach
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001011:Aorta / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans