SINGLE CORONARY-ARTERY ARISING FROM THE RIGHT SINUS OF VALSALVA - A RARE CAUSE FOR MYOCARDIAL-ISCHEMIA

Citation
Rga. Gutierrez et al., SINGLE CORONARY-ARTERY ARISING FROM THE RIGHT SINUS OF VALSALVA - A RARE CAUSE FOR MYOCARDIAL-ISCHEMIA, Revista espanola de cardiologia, 51(10), 1998, pp. 847-849
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
ISSN journal
03008932
Volume
51
Issue
10
Year of publication
1998
Pages
847 - 849
Database
ISI
SICI code
0300-8932(1998)51:10<847:SCAFTR>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
The presence of a congenital anomaly in coronary arteries can be the c ause of a defective coronary flow and ischaemic symptoms. Although the y are rare, we must suspect them in the presence of major cardiac even ts in young people. A single coronary artery is present if the entire coronary system arises from a solitary ostium. Its presence is regarde d as having little clinical significance and it is usually a fortuitou s finding on coronary angiography. We report the case of a patient wit h effort anginal symptoms, with a single coronary artery arising from the right sinus of Valsalva without obstructive atherosclerotic lesion s.