Anomalous bronchial artery originating from the right coronary artery in a patient with angina (2009: 4b).
Bronchial artery origins are subject to a wide range of anatomic variations, of which interventional radiologists should be aware. The authors report a patient with angina in whom an anomalous bronchial artery originated from the sinus node branch of the right coronary artery, causing a coronary steal phenomenon. The patient's symptom was successfully treated by transcatheter embolisation of the anomalous bronchial artery, which seems to be an effective alternative to surgery.
Lee
Woon-Ha
WH
Department of Radiology, Kosin University College of Medicine, 34, Amnam-Dong, Seo-Gu, Busan, 602-702, Korea.
Jung
Gyoo-Sik
GS
Cho
Young Duk
YD
Jung
Mi-Hee
MH
Cha
Tae-Joon
TJ
D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001981:Bronchial Arteries / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged