Anomalous left coronary artery arising from the right sinus of valsalva as a cause of ventricular tachycardia.
This paper describes a rare case of a young patient with an anomalous left coronary artery (LCA) originating from the right sinus of Valsalva, passing between the aorta and the pulmonary artery. This rare case was discovered during coronary angiography for the evaluation of the patient, after restoration of symptomatic ventricular tachycardia.
Papadopoulos
Dimitris P
DP
Department of Cardiology, Laiko Hospital of Athens, Greece. jimpapdoc@yahoo.com
Economou
Chrisostomos K
CK
Moyssakis
Ioannis
I
Votteas
Vassilios E
VE
D000328:Adult; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000002:abnormalities*; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome