Acute inferior myocardial infarction and coronary spasm in a patient with an anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the left sinus of valsalva

Authors
Kaku, B Kanaya, H Ikeda, M Uno, Y Fujita, S Kato, F Oka, T
Citation
B. Kaku et al., Acute inferior myocardial infarction and coronary spasm in a patient with an anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the left sinus of valsalva, JPN CIRC J, 64(8), 2000, pp. 641-643
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems","Cardiovascular & Hematology Research
Journal title
JAPANESE CIRCULATION JOURNAL-ENGLISH EDITION
ISSN journal
00471828 → ACNP
Volume
64
Issue
8
Year of publication
2000
Pages
641 - 643
Database
ISI
SICI code
0047-1828(200008)64:8<641:AIMIAC>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
A 56-year-old Japanese woman with an acute inferior myocardial infarction w as admitted to hospital. Emergency coronary angiography revealed an anomalo us origin of the right coronary artery from the left sinus of Valsalva, but there was no stenosis or thrombus in either the right or left coronary art ery. Coronary spasm was provoked at the site of the proximal portion of the anomalous coronary artery, which was located between the aorta and pulmona ry trunk. This was thought to be the cause of the myocardial infarction.