Anomalies

Rare Anomaly of Right Coronary Artery Discovered on Diagnostic Coronary Angiography

07/31/2019

Angiography revealed the patient to have an anomalous separate ostium of the right acute marginal artery, a finding that did not affect performance of the catheterization or patient outcome.

Angiography revealed the patient...

07/31/2019

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Anomalies

Anomalous Right Coronary Artery Originating From the Mid Left Anterior Descending Artery: A Rare Coronary Anomaly

02/28/2019

Neeraj Jolly , MD, DM;

Seth J. Lichtenstein , MD;

Michael J. Herring , MD;

Ashvarya Mangla , MD;

Tochukwu M. Okwuosa , MD;

Anupama K. Rao , MD;

We report here an interesting case of the RCA originating from the mid LAD, resulting in paucity of vascular supply to the right ventricle and myocardial ischemia on perfusion imaging.

We report here an interesting...

02/28/2019

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Anomalies

Anomalous Left Main Coronary Artery in a STEMI Patient

04/03/2018

Leonid Vasilevskiy , MD;

Hossein Akhondi , MD, FACP;

Dominic Robine , DO, FACC;

We present the case of a 47-year-old female with typical angina and inferior ST-elevation myocardial infarction. The patient underwent coronary angiography that showed a rare anatomical coronary variation, with left and right coronary...

We present the case of a...

04/03/2018

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Case Report

A Very Rare Coronary Anomaly

06/06/2017

David J. Addley , DO, FACC;

Congenital coronary anomalies are found in 0.2-1.6% of the population undergoing diagnostic coronary angiography.

Congenital coronary anomalies...

06/06/2017

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Case Series

Use of GuideLiner to Facilitate Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Three Patients With Anomalous Right Coronary Artery Arising from the Left Coronary Sinus

12/06/2016

C.M. Wong , MBChB, FRCP, FACC, FHKAM, FHKCP, FSCAI;

William K.K. Hui , MBBS, FRCP, FACC, FHKAM, FHKCP;

We report our experience on successful percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with the use of the GuideLiner (Vascular Solutions) in three patients presenting with angina whose culprit lesions were located in the RCA with this anomaly.

We report our experience on...

12/06/2016

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Education

Trick Question!

05/09/2016

Marshall W. Ritchey , MS, MBA, RCIS;

I have a trick question that I ask of newcomers to the cardiac cath lab. How many major coronary arteries does the human heart have? Are there 2, 3, or 4 arteries?

I have a trick question that I...

05/09/2016

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Anomalies

A Rare Variant of a Single Coronary Ostium Arising From the Right Sinus of Valsalva

01/31/2016

Irfan Siddiqui , DO, FACC, FSCAI;

Joseph V. Caravaglio ;

Cameron Walesa ;

Herein, we presented a case where all three of the primary coronary arteries arose to form a single ostium that originated from the right coronary sinus of Valsalva. This abnormality has an incidence of less than .017%.

Herein, we presented a case...

01/31/2016

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Case Report

A Rare Case of Coronary-Coronary Fistula in Patient with Coarctation of Aorta

10/05/2015

Keyur Mavani , MD;

Toralben Patel , MD, MPH;

Stephen J. Voyce , MD, FACC;

A coronary artery fistula is defined as a direct communication between a coronary artery and another vascular structure.

A coronary artery fistula is...

10/05/2015

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Case Files by Dr. George

Anomalous Right Coronary Artery From Left Coronary Cusp With Inter-Arterial Course: Evaluation and Management

08/01/2015

Jon C. George , MD, MBA;

Nha Huynh , DO;

Ronald Ross , MD;

Paul Burns , MD;

Here, we present a case of a patient with anomalous right coronary artery with an inter-arterial course and review the clinical relevance and management of coronary anomalies with corroborating images.

Here, we present a case of a...

08/01/2015

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