Intercoronary communication between left anterior descending artery and totally occluded right coronary artery.
The author presents a patient with chronic total occlusion of the right coronary artery with a large lumen communication to the distal left anterior descending artery as a single conduit. The diameter of this connection was very large and equaled the distal left anterior descending artery diameter. The unusual finding of a large lumen connection between the left anterior descending artery and right coronary artery most likely represents a congenital coronary anomaly.
Movahed
Mohammad-Reza
MR
University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center, Section of Cardiology, Tuscon, AZ 85724, USA. rmovahed@email@arizona.edu
D003326:Coronary Circulation / Q000502:physiology*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged