Right coronary artery arising from the pulmonary trunk.
The right coronary artery (RCA) abnormally originating from the pulmonary trunk (PT) is a rare congenital anomaly. Our patient is a 62-year-old woman with longstanding systemic arterial hypertension and angina pectoris. Angiographic images documented the RCA arising from the PT, and coronary angiography showed severe stenosis (70%) on the distal tract of the left anterior descending artery. The primary treatment of the anomalous origin of RCA from the pulmonary artery is surgical technique. Our surgeons opted for coronary reimplantation; 6-month follow-up has shown very good results, with complete disappearance of symptoms.
Capuano
Cinzia
C
Catheterization Laboratory, Poliambulanza Hospital, Brescia, Italy. cinziacap2002@yahoo.it
Sesana
Marco
M
Capuano
Fabio
F
Leonzi
Ornella
O
Cuccia
Claudio
C
Troise
Giovanni
G
D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*; D016896:Treatment Outcome