Anomalous right coronary artery causing inferior myocardial infarction, diagnosed on the occasion of a life-insurance medical exam

Acta Cardiol. 2011 Apr;66(2):255-7. doi: 10.1080/ac.66.2.2071261.

Abstract

We present a case of an anomalous right coronary artery (RCA) originating from the opposite aortic sinus causing a transmural inferior myocardial infarction in a former competitive cyclist, followed by a brief discussion of the epidemiology, presentation, diagnosis and treatment of this coronary anomaly.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies / complications*
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies / diagnosis*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Electrocardiography
  • Humans
  • Insurance, Life
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis*
  • Myocardial Infarction / etiology*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed