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Rare coronary anastomoses between the aorta, pulmonary trunk, left coronary artery, and subclavian artery
Author(s) -
Takechi Masaki,
Yan Jun,
Hitomi Jiro
Publication year - 2012
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.22141
Subject(s) - medicine , anastomosis , cardiology , left coronary artery , artery , aorta , trunk , right coronary artery , pulmonary artery , cadaveric spasm , fistula , left subclavian artery , aortic sinus , left pulmonary artery , anatomy , surgery , coronary angiography , aortic arch , myocardial infarction , ecology , biology
We report a rare case of coronary anastomoses in an 83‐year‐old male cadaveric heart. Anomalous vessels arose from the right sinus of the aorta, left main coronary artery, left anterior descending artery, left anterior medial atrial artery, and left subclavian artery. These vessels bifurcated and anastomosed, and finally connected to the pulmonary trunk. The present case is categorized as a multilateral coronary artery fistula in cardiology. Clin. Anat. 25:969–972, 2012. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.