Anomalous Origin of the Right Coronary Artery from the Left Anterior Descending Artery: An Extremely Rare Variety of Single Coronary Artery.
- Author:
Jae Kyoon KIM
1
;
Su Hong KIM
;
Kyoung Chan KIM
;
Chang Hun YOO
;
Jong Bin KIM
;
Sung Hwan CHO
;
O Kil KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Busan Veterans Hospital, Busan, Korea. dhugie@naver.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Coronary vessel anomalies
- MeSH:
Aged;
Arteries*;
Coronary Circulation;
Coronary Vessel Anomalies;
Coronary Vessels*;
Humans
- From:Journal of the Korean Geriatrics Society
2007;11(3):150-152
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Single anomalous coronary artery is a rare congenital anomaly of the coronary circulation. Right coronary artery (RCA) arising from the left anterior descending artery is an extermely rare variety of single coronary artery. We report a 68-year-old patient with a single coronary artery system, in whom the right coronary artery originated from the mid left anterior descending artery.
