Anomalous origin of posterior descending artery from left anterior descending artery with unusual intraseptal course

J Thorac Imaging. 1994 Fall;9(4):255-7. doi: 10.1097/00005382-199423000-00006.

Abstract

The posterior descending artery (PDA) arises from the right coronary artery (RCA) in approximately 85% of people; only in from 10 to 15% does it arise from the circumflex artery. We report an unusual case of origin of the PDA from a branch of the left anterior descending artery (LAD). The PDA passed through the interventricular septum before it reached the posterior interventricular groove.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Coronary Angiography*
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Male