Open AccessHyper-dominance of the left anterior descending artery—a large territory
Author(s) -
Gautam Sen,
Alice Veitch,
Manas Sinha
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
bjr case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2055-7159
DOI - 10.1259/bjrcr.20200069
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , myocardial infarction , artery , dominance (genetics) , occlusion , biochemistry , gene , chemistry
Coronary artery anomalies are rare and a potential cause of significant morbidity and mortality. A hyper-dominant left anterior descending artery is extremely rare with only 17 cases reported in the literature. Occlusion of a hyper-dominant left anterior descending artery can cause a massive myocardial infarction affecting a large myocardial territory and therefore clinicians should be aware of its importance.