title: Congenital atresia of the left main coronary artery: cardiac CT.
abstract: Congenital coronary artery disease is a rare occurrence, and atresia of the left main is one of the least frequently observed variations. In a recent review of 1,950 angiograms, 110 congenital coronary anomalies were seen, and of those, only 13 cases represented an absent left main coronary artery (LMCA). This case is of a 53-year-old male who initially presented 2 years prior for atypical chest pain. The anatomy described in this case is typical for LMCA atresia. Cardiac CT was used to demonstrate the anomaly.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Research Institute of Southern California, USA. jmldoc@gmail.com
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Levisman
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Budoff
authors.forename: Ronald
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Karlsberg
mesh_terms: D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011857:Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed