Anomalous coronary arteries: a familial clustering.
We present two brothers with anomalous origin of left coronary artery from the right sinus of Valsalva. Screening of other members of the family revealed no coronary artery anomalies. The likelihood of finding such a rare anomaly in two members of a family by chance alone is extremely small; extensive review of the literature found only three other reports of such familial association.
Laureti
Joseph M
JM
Department of Cardiology, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania 17822, USA. jmlaureti@mac.com
Singh
Karandeep
K
Blankenship
James
J
D000328:Adult; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D004452:Echocardiography; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory; D005192:Family Health; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D035781:Siblings; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000002:abnormalities