title: Right coronary artery from right sinus of Valsalva and ventricular tachycardia.
abstract: Congenital coronary anomalies in which the coronary artery arises from the contralateral aortic sinus of Valsalva are associated with fatal arrhythmias and sudden death. The mechanism causing sudden death has been debated. We describe a case of an adolescent patient with right coronary artery arising leftward, but from the right sinus of Valsalva, with an acute-angle takeoff from the aorta and an intramural course, who presents with exercise-induced ventricular tachycardia.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Electronic address: brothersj@email.chop.edu.
authors.forename: Julie A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Brothers
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Matthew A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Harris
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D000293:Adolescent; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000002:abnormalities*; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000209:etiology*