Acute myocardial infarction of the right coronary artery originating from the distal left circumflex artery.
A case of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) of the distal left circumflex, near the origin of an aberrant right coronary artery is presented. Coronary stenting was successfully performed. According to several reports, this anomaly is a common site for coronary atherosclerosis, but this is the first report of AMI.
Araki
Masaru
M
Department of Internal Medicine, Moji Rosai Hospital, Kitakyushu, Japan. jun1@mojih.rofuku.go.jp
Miyamoto
Masaharu
M
D000368:Aged; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000209:etiology; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome