Myocardial revascularization in anomalous origin of the right coronary artery: case report.
A 21-year-old man with angina-like chest pain and syncope related to ischemic ECG changes due to an anomalous origin of the right coronary artery. The patient was submitted to surgical correction with myocardial revascularization with internal thoracic artery. A literature review of this rare congenital heart disease is presented.
Martins
Marcelo Sávio da Silva
MS
Hospital de Força Aérea do Galeão, RJ. msavio@cardiol.br
Bastos
Eduardo Sérgio
ES
Annibal
Jorge Viana
JV
Bezerra
Alvaro Barde
AB
D000328:Adult; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007387:Internal Mammary-Coronary Artery Anastomosis / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000002:abnormalities; D013575:Syncope / Q000209:etiology