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Extremely high origin of the right coronary artery from the ascending aorta
Author(s) -
Piegger Johannes,
Kovacs Peter,
Ambach Edda
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
clinical anatomy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1098-2353
pISSN - 0897-3806
DOI - 10.1002/ca.1065
Subject(s) - medicine , ascending aorta , ridge , artery , right coronary artery , aorta , cardiology , supravalvular aortic stenosis , coronary angiography , anatomy , cartography , stenosis , myocardial infarction , geography
Abstract Coronary artery anomalies, especially variations in the level of origin, are frequent. In most cases, the origin lies just a few millimeters superior to the supravalvular ridge; ectopic origins of more than one centimeter above this border are rare. We report a case in which the right coronary artery arises from the ascending aorta 38 mm above the supravalvular ridge. Clin. Anat. 5:369–372, 2001. © 2001 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.