Atypical presentation of an anomalous origin of the right coronary artery with severe compression between the great vessels.
Anomalous aortic origin of the right coronary artery is a rare coronary anomaly which, in a minority of cases, can cause clinical manifestations such as ischemic chest pain or arrhythmic syncope. We describe a case of anomalous aortic origin of the right coronary artery characterized by signs of left heart failure associated with ventricular tachycardia.
Giroux
Sylvie K
SK
Department of Medicine, McGill University, Research Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Cartier
Raymond
R
D000328:Adult; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009204:Myocardial Revascularization; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery