title: Anomalous great cardiac vein draining into the right atrium combined with a single left coronary artery.
abstract: In contrast to the coronary arterial system, little attention has been paid to the coronary venous system in previous literature. We report a rare case of a combined anomaly of the coronary artery and the great cardiac vein (GCV). In this patient, the right coronary artery (RCA) arose from the left coronary artery, and the GCV drained directly into the right atrium. The anomalous RCA and GCV ran parallel courses along the anterior side of the right ventricular outflow tract. We briefly review the clinical significance and the role of cardiac computed tomography in this anomaly.
authors: Department of Radiology, Research Institute of Radiological Science, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-752, Korea.
authors: Soo-Yeon
authors: SY
authors: Kim
authors: Yoo Jin
authors: YJ
authors: Hong
authors: Hye-Jeong
authors: HJ
authors: Lee
authors: Jin
authors: J
authors: Hur
authors: Byoung Wook
authors: BW
authors: Choi
authors: Young Jin
authors: YJ
authors: Kim
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008875:Middle Aged; D010690:Phlebography / Q000379:methods; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014680:Veins / Q000002:abnormalities*