title: Congenital absence of the left circumflex coronary artery associated with acute myocardial infarction: a case report.
abstract: Among the congenital anomalies of the coronary arteries, a left circumflex artery (LCX) defect is extremely rare. A 49-year-old man who developed an acute anterior infarction underwent coronary angiography, which revealed complete occlusion of the left main trunk, but the territory usually supplied by the LCX had been perfused by the superdominant right coronary artery. Treatment of the left main trunk by percutaneous coronary intervention produced a favorable result. Accurate evaluation of the principal vessels and the extent of compensatory perfusion is important when diagnosing ischemic heart disease accompanied by anomalous coronary arteries and for choosing the best treatment modality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, St Marianna University Yokohama City Seibu Hospital and St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Nobuyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: Junzo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nagashima
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Miyazu
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Akashi
authors.forename: Kensuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawasaki
authors.forename: Yukiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Imai
authors.forename: Katsuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsuchiya
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ozawa
authors.forename: Takehiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: So
authors.forename: Haruki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Musha
authors.forename: Masayosi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sakakibara
authors.forename: Fumihiko
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Miyake
mesh_terms: D001158:Arteries / Q000002:abnormalities*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D015425:Myocardial Reperfusion; D016896:Treatment Outcome