[The extreme curvature of the coronary artery as a possible cause of myocardial infarction. A case report]

Arkadiusz Derkacz; Rafał Poreba; Małgorzata Poreba; Ryszard Andrzejak

[The extreme curvature of the coronary artery as a possible cause of myocardial infarction. A case report]

Kardiol Pol. 2006 Aug;64(8):891-3.

[Article in Polish]

Authors

Arkadiusz Derkacz¹, Rafał Poreba, Małgorzata Poreba, Ryszard Andrzejak

Affiliation

¹ Klinika Kardiologii AM, ul. M. Skłodowskiej-Curie 66, 50-569 Wrocław. aderkacz@chirs.am.wroc.pl

PMID: 16981060

Abstract

A case of a 60 year old female with angina and remote myocardial infarction is presented. Coronary angiography revealed an extreme curvature of the right coronary artery which was the most probable cause of infarction. A coronary stent was implanted which resulted in clinical improvement.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Angina Pectoris / diagnostic imaging
Angina Pectoris / etiology
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Circulation
Coronary Vessel Anomalies / complications*
Coronary Vessel Anomalies / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Vessel Anomalies / surgery
Coronary Vessels / surgery*
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction / diagnostic imaging*
Myocardial Infarction / etiology*
Stents