Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the left circumflex coronary artery: an extremely rare coronary anomaly

Scott Med J. 2015 May;60(2):e14-6. doi: 10.1177/0036933014567599. Epub 2015 Jan 27.

Abstract

Isolated single coronary artery is an extremely rare anomaly with an incidence of 0.024% to 0.066% which may be associated with other congenital anomalies. This report describes a 50-year-old woman who was referred with recurrent chest discomfort and was diagnosed with anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the left circumflex coronary artery.

Keywords: Anomalous coronary artery; left circumflex artery; right coronary artery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Chest Pain / etiology
  • Coronary Angiography*
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies / complications*
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies / diagnostic imaging*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Multidetector Computed Tomography*