title: [Primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction with an anomalous origin of right coronary artery: report of one case].
abstract: Anomalous origin of coronary arteries is a rare anatomical defect and its association with acute myocardial infarction is unusual. We report a 58-year-old male with ST-Segment elevation. Myocardial infarction of the inferior wall caused by a total occlusion on the proximal third of an anomalous right coronary artery, that was effectively treated with primary angioplasty with stent placement. The patient had a favorable outcome and is asymptomatic after five years of follow up.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Chile. ugaldehector@gmail.com
authors.forename: Héctor
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ugalde
authors.forename: Macarena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muñoz
authors.forename: Diego
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ugalde
authors.forename: Sebastián
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: García
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome