title: Single coronary artery with the absence of a left anterior descending artery.
abstract: Anomalous origin of coronary arteries is discovered incidentally during coronary arteriography or at autopsy, and awareness among angiographers is required. We describe a case with a rare combination of a single coronary artery originating from the right sinus of Valsalva associated with an absent left anterior descending artery and a secundum-type atrial septal defect.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, University of Missouri Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, USA.
authors.forename: Sanjeev
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wasson
authors.forename: Lokesh
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tejwani
authors.forename: Rajeev
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Angampally
authors.forename: Greg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Flaker
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D011464:Epoprostenol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014655:Vascular Resistance / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D011464:Epoprostenol