A Case of Acute Myocardial Infarction with the Anomalous Origin of the Right Coronary Artery from the Ascending Aorta above the Left Sinus of Valsalva and Left Coronary Artery from the Posterior Sinus of Valsalva.
10.3349/ymj.2009.50.1.164
- Author:
Jung Jin LEE
1
;
Dae Hyeok KIM
;
Sung Su BYUN
;
Woong Gil CHOI
;
Chan Woo LEE
;
Seung Min YI
;
Jun KWAN
;
Keum Soo PARK
;
Woo Hyung LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Cardiology, Inha University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea. kdhmd@korea.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Anomalous origin of coronary artery;
myocardial infarction
- MeSH:
Angioplasty, Transluminal, Percutaneous Coronary;
Aorta/*abnormalities;
Aortography;
*Coronary Angiography;
Coronary Vessel Anomalies/*radiography/therapy;
Humans;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Myocardial Infarction/*radiography/therapy;
Sinus of Valsalva/*abnormalities/radiography;
Stents;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal
2009;50(1):164-168
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Coronary anomalies are rare angiographic findings. Moreover, there are few reports of cases of an anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the left sinus of Valsalva and of the left coronary artery from the posterior sinus of Valsalva. Here, we report a case with an anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the ascending aorta above the left sinus of Valsalva and the left coronary artery from the posterior sinus of Valsalva. This was observed in a patient who was treated for a myocardial infarction of the inferior wall caused by a thrombus in the proximal right coronary artery. The patient was treated successfully with the implantation of a stent in the anomalous origin of the right coronary artery using a 6Fr Amplatz left 1 catheter.
