Open AccessEctopic right coronary artery arising from the left sinus of Valsalva: A rare variant
Author(s) -
Badri Mohamed,
Qassem Nora,
Mohammed Awadalkareem M. A.,
Eljack Moh.Mah.Fadel Allah,
Mohamed Ahmed Khabab Abbasher Hussien,
Elmahi Osman Kamal Osman,
Omer Mohammed Eltahier Abdalla
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.4996
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , sinus (botany) , left coronary artery , right coronary artery , artery , sudden death , sudden cardiac death , coronary sinus , coronary angiography , radiology , myocardial infarction , botany , biology , genus
Abstract An ectopic coronary artery is observed in 0.05–0.1% of angiographic series, may be of tangential origin or proximal endocardial pathway, may result in a slit hole that interferes with flow, and is associated with sudden death.