title: Hyperdominant left anterior descending artery (LAD): A rare coronary anomaly.
abstract: Hyperdominant left anterior descending artery (LAD) is a rare coronary anomaly in which posterior descending artery arises from LAD instead of left circumflex or right coronary artery. Here we present a case of hyperdominant LAD presenting as acute myocardial infarction.
authors.affiliation: Senior Resident, Department of Cardiology, Bombay Hospital, Bombay, India. Electronic address: uupaputti@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Adithya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Udupa
authors.affiliation: Director, Bombay Hospital, Bombay, India.
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Goyal
authors.affiliation: Associate Cardiologist, Bombay Hospital, Bombay, India.
authors.forename: Sameer
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pagad
mesh_terms: D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / Q000379:methods; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
keywords: Acute AWMI; Coronary angiogram; Hyperdominant LAD