Rarities in the catheterization Lab. A strange type of single coronary artery.
The single coronary artery, a rare but well described coronary artery anomaly, is considered potentially dangerous. A case of a 71-year old woman, suffering from a moderate arterial hypertension and frequent episodes of atypical chest pain is described. The woman was found to have a strange type of single coronary with hypoplastic circumflex coronary artery, difficulty classifiable as a Lipton R-II A single coronary artery. The anatomical features and classification criteria of the case are also described.
Rigatelli
G L
GL
Department of Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology Lab, Legnago General Hospital, Legnago (VR), Italy.
Franco
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G
Gemelli
M
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Rigatelli
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G
D000368:Aged; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans