<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> 73 year-old man presented to our emergency department with complaint of retrosternal chest pain since 2 day and admitted with diagnosis of unstable angina. He underwent diagnostic coronary angiography in which left circumflex artery (LCX) was not visualized during injection of the left coronary artery; indeed, it was originated, with common origin with RCA, from right coronary sinus of Valsalva. This case report is one of the uncommon cases with aberrant coronary arteries who presented with unstable angina. Moreover, coronary angiography with following coronary angioplasty was performed for him in a challenging course and angle for coronary intervention.</p></abstract>

73 year-old man presented to our emergency department with complaint of retrosternal chest pain since 2 day and admitted with diagnosis of unstable angina. He underwent diagnostic coronary angiography in which left circumflex artery (LCX) was not visualized during injection of the left coronary artery; indeed, it was originated, with common origin with RCA, from right coronary sinus of Valsalva. This case report is one of the uncommon cases with aberrant coronary arteries who presented with unstable angina. Moreover, coronary angiography with following coronary angioplasty was performed for him in a challenging course and angle for coronary intervention.

Anomalous Origin of a Stenosed Left Circumflex Coronary Artery in a Patient Presenting with Unstable Angina: A Case Report

Cardiovascular Research Center, Modarres Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran,

MD, Cardiovascular Research Center, Modarres Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran,

Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran,

Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

73 year-old man presented to our emergency department with complaint of retrosternal chest pain since 2 day and admitted with diagnosis of unstable angina. He...

Anomalous Origin of a Stenosed Left Circumflex Coronary Artery in a Patient Presenting with Unstable Angina: A Case Report

Pubblicato online: 13 dic 2016

Pagine: 247 - 249

Ricevuto: 13 mag 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjim-2016-0041

Parole chiave
Angina, Unstable, Coronary Vessel Anomalies, Coronary Angiography

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Anomalous Origin of a Stenosed Left Circumflex Coronary Artery in a Patient Presenting with Unstable Angina: A Case Report

Pubblicato online: 13 dic 2016

Pagine: 247 - 249

Ricevuto: 13 mag 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjim-2016-0041

Parole chiaveAngina, Unstable, Coronary Vessel Anomalies, Coronary Angiography

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Parole chiave
Angina, Unstable, Coronary Vessel Anomalies, Coronary Angiography