Separate origins of three coronary arteries arising from the right sinus of Valsalva

Seigo Miyoshi; Yuji Hara; Yuji Shigenmatsu; Tomoaki Ohtsuka; Akiyoshi Ogimoto; Takafumi Ohkura; Jitsuo Higaki

Separate origins of three coronary arteries arising from the right sinus of Valsalva

Can J Cardiol. 2005 Apr;21(5):451-2.

Authors

Seigo Miyoshi¹, Yuji Hara, Yuji Shigenmatsu, Tomoaki Ohtsuka, Akiyoshi Ogimoto, Takafumi Ohkura, Jitsuo Higaki

Affiliation

¹ Second Department of Internal Medicine, Ehime University School of Medicine, Osen-gun, Ehime, Japan.

PMID: 15861264

Abstract

A 58-year-old woman underwent coronary angiography because of chest pain on exertion. Her three coronary arteries arose from separate ostia in the right sinus of Valsalva. The left anterior descending coronary artery coursed between the great vessels, and the circumflex coronary artery coursed anterior to the pulmonary artery. Angiographic and clinical data of this rare anomaly are described.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / therapeutic use
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Vessel Anomalies / diagnosis*
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Myocardial Ischemia / drug therapy
Myocardial Ischemia / etiology
Sinus of Valsalva / abnormalities*

Substances

Adrenergic beta-Antagonists