title: Anomalous left coronary artery arising from the right sinus of Valsalva causing angina pectoris.
abstract: We present a patient with an anomalous left coronary artery arising from the right sinus of Valsalva with effort angina. Diagnosis was made by coronary angiography. The course of the proximal segment was assessed with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). An internal mammary artery was successfully grafted with symptomatic improvement.
authors.affiliation: Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Panagiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kastanis
authors.forename: Vicens
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Marti
authors.forename: Macia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gotsanayidou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology