Clinical presentation and outcomes in type IV dual left anterior descending artery anomaly

Interv Med Appl Sci. 2016 Mar;8(1):32-36. doi: 10.1556/1646.8.2016.1.7.

Abstract

Type IV dual left anterior descending artery (LAD) anomaly constitutes a rare subset of coronary anomalies in which the anterior and anterolateral wall of the left ventricle is supplied by a short LAD originating from the left coronary artery along with a long LAD that originates from the right sinus of Valsalva. Albeit rare, the angiographic presentation is challenging since the appearance of the short LAD is similar to a total occlusion beyond first few diagonal or septal branches. Here, we present a series of four cases with type IV dual LAD anomaly with different clinical and angiographic presentations.

Keywords: acute coronary syndrome; atherosclerosis; coronary angiography; coronary anomaly; coronary artery disease.

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