Coronary stenting for acute myocardial infarction in a patient with an anomalous origin of the left main coronary artery

J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2011 Jun;12(6):436-8. doi: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e328344bd29.

Abstract

The angiographical incidence of coronary anomalies was 1.3%. Anomalous origin of the left main coronary artery arising from the right sinus of Valsalva is extremely rare occurring in approximately 0.019% of angiographic series. Most of these anomalies are not clinically important. Percutaneous coronary intervention plays an important role in the management of acute myocardial infarction, and coronary anomalies may determine a lower success rate of this intervention. We report here the unusual case of a patient with single coronary ostium and acute inferior myocardial infarction who underwent successful coronary stenting.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies / complications
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies / therapy*
  • Coronary Vessels
  • Humans
  • Inferior Wall Myocardial Infarction / etiology
  • Inferior Wall Myocardial Infarction / therapy*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Stents*