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
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.