Open AccessTriple origin of left coronary arteries from right coronary artery: Unusual case of single coronary artery
Author(s) -
Vuthoori S.,
Waisser E.,
Angelini P.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
clinical cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.263
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1932-8737
pISSN - 0160-9289
DOI - 10.1002/clc.4960030113
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , right coronary artery , circumflex , coronary arteries , left coronary artery , artery , coronary artery disease , ostium , coronary angiography , myocardial infarction
A rare case of coronary anomaly is presented: all of the coronary arteries originated from a single ostium located in the right coronary cusp. No clinical evidence of coronary pathology was recognized until the age of 57 years when the patient was found to have coronary obstructive disease. The single coronary artery had a main branch corresponding to the usual dominant right coronary artery. Three other branches separated from this and vascularized the areas normally receiving the circumflex and ramus medianus, the left anterior descending, and a large septal branch.