title: Anomalous Origin of a Stenosed Left Circumflex Coronary Artery in a Patient Presenting with Unstable Angina: A Case Report.
abstract: 73 year-old man presented to our emergency department with complaint of retrosternal chest pain since 2 day and admitted with diagnosis of unstable angina. He underwent diagnostic coronary angiography in which left circumflex artery (LCX) was not visualized during injection of the left coronary artery; indeed, it was originated, with common origin with RCA, from right coronary sinus of Valsalva. This case report is one of the uncommon cases with aberrant coronary arteries who presented with unstable angina. Moreover, coronary angiography with following coronary angioplasty was performed for him in a challenging course and angle for coronary intervention.
authors.forename: Hossein
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vakili
authors.forename: Isa
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Khaheshi
authors.forename: Mehdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Memaryan
authors.forename: Mohammadreza
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Naderian
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000209:etiology*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention