Single coronary artery: right coronary artery originated from middle of left anterior descending artery in a patient with severe mitral regurgitation.
The single coronary artery is a benign and very rare coronary artery abnormality. Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery originating from the left anterior descending artery has been reported previously in just a few cases. In this article, we presented a patient with an anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the midportion of the left anterior descending artery. The anomalous coronary artery was discovered incidentally during a coronary angiography performed prior to mitral valve surgery.
Meric
Murat
M
Ondokuz Mayis University Medical Faculty, Department of Cardiology, Samsun, Turkey. drmeric@hotmail.com
Demircan
Sabri
S
Pinar
Mesut
M
Yuksel
Serkan
S
D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*