Congenital Absence of Left Circumflex Artery Detected by Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography: A Case Report | Zendy

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Congenital Absence of Left Circumflex Artery Detected by Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography: A Case Report

Author(s) -

Keerati Hongsakul,

Ruedeekorn Suwanna

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

case reports in vascular medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2090-6986

pISSN - 2090-6994

DOI - 10.1155/2012/204657

Subject(s) - medicine , circumflex , chest pain , radiology , coronary angiography , artery , computed tomography , coronary arteries , cardiology , computed tomography angiography , conventional angiography , angiography , myocardial infarction

The congenital absence of the left circumflex artery (LCx) is a very rare congenital anomaly of coronary arteries, but it is benign. Currently, the best modality for the diagnosis of coronary anomalies is computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA). We report a case of congenitally absent LCx with an atypical chest pain.

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