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A heart within a heart
Author(s) -
Carreras Edward T.,
Barghash Maya,
Givertz Michael M.,
Bhatt Deepak L.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.26971
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , coronary arteries , coronary angiography , right coronary artery , left coronary artery , angiography , artery , heart transplantation , cardiomyopathy , tricuspid valve , trunk , heart failure , myocardial infarction , ecology , biology
A 44‐year‐old man with a history of end‐stage dilated cardiomyopathy status‐post orthotopic cardiac transplant 14 years ago presented for coronary angiography in preparation for re‐operative tricuspid valve replacement. Coronary angiography revealed an anomalous origin of the left coronary artery, with a common coronary trunk arising from the right coronary cusp and bifurcating into right and left main coronary arteries. Interestingly, the right and left coronary arteries coursed to form the shape of a heart, hence, a heart within a heart! © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.