title: Intercoronary communication between right and left coronary artery with bidirectional flow--a rare angiographic finding.
abstract: Intercoronary artery continuity is a rare variant of coronary circulation. Here we report a case where we found an intercoronary communication between the left and the right coronary artery. Right coronary angiogram showed filling of the left coronary artery and the left coronary angiogram showed filling of the distal right coronary artery, demonstrating bidirectional flow. The coronary arteries were free of atherosclerotic occlusive disease. The case is reported for its rarity.
authors.affiliation: Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram-695004, Kerala, India. drharikrishnan@hotmail.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Harikrishnan
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Remash
authors.forename: Krishnakumar
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Tharakan
mesh_terms: D003097:Collateral Circulation; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003326:Coronary Circulation; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged