Type IV Dual Left Anterior Descending Artery Associated with Anomalous Origin of the Left Circumflex Coronary Artery from the Right Coronary Artery: A Case Report

TÜRKOĞLU S., Balcioglu S., Ozdemir M.

JOURNAL OF INVASIVE CARDIOLOGY, cilt.20, sa.12, ss.669-670, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 20 Sayı: 12
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF INVASIVE CARDIOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.669-670
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: coronary anomaly, coronary origin, angiography
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Dual left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) originating from the left main stem and the right coronary artery (RCA) (Type IV dual LAD) is a very rare coronary artery anomaly Association of this anomaly with the anomalous origin of the circumflex artery from the RCA is a very rare occurrence In this report we describe a patient presenting with acute lateral wall myocardial infarction who subsequently was found to have this coronary anomaly