title: A Case of Anomalous Origin of Circumflex Artery from Right Sinus of Valsalva Recognized by Three-dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography and Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography.
abstract: Anomalous origin of the circumflex coronary artery from the right sinus of Valsalva is the most common coronary anomaly. It is thought to be of no clinical relevance unless cardiac surgery is performed. We report a 53-year-old patient with aberrant circumflex coronary artery origin from the right aortic sinus of Valsalva which was first suspected from transthoracic 2D and transesophageal 3D echocardiographic views and confirmed by coronary CT angiography. The patient did not receive further diagnostic or therapeutic options. Therefore, we recommended medical therapy with optimal treatment of his cardiovascular risk factors together with regular clinical follow up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Center, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hale
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Center, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Baris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gungor
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Center, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sinan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sahin
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Center, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Osman
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bolca
keywords: Coronary artery anomaly; coronary computed tomography angiography; transesophageal echocardiography
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