title: Solitary coronary artery nourishing the entire heart.
abstract: Coronary artery anomalies are being more frequently diagnosed these days both because increasing numbers of patients are undergoing diagnostic studies and because advanced radiographic imaging methods are now commonly available. An isolated single coronary artery giving rise to the main coronary branches is a rare congenital anomaly. In this report we present a patient with a solitary coronary ostium, with both the left and right coronary artery systems arising from it, and then following their usual courses. This case was diagnosed incidentally during conventional angiography.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic, Goztepe Safak Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bengi
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yaymaci
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ugurlucan
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Basaran
authors.forename: Ozer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Selimoglu
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kocailik
authors.forename: Senay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akyildiz
authors.forename: Orhan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Coskun
authors.forename: Melih
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Us
mesh_terms: D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002637:Chest Pain; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D004417:Dyspnea; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D005082:Physical Exertion; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016540:Smoking Cessation
chemical_list: D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D001241:Aspirin