Septal perforators stemming from a very long left main coronary artery

Septal perforators stemming from a very long left main coronary artery

We report a case of a very long left main coronary artery (58 mm) with septal perforators before bifurcation. The coronary arteries were seen clear of plaques. To the best of our knowledge, this case is very rare because of the existence of the first and second septal perforator arteries originating...

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Veröffentlicht in:Folia morphologica 2012-11, Vol.71 (4), p.280-281
Hauptverfasser: Kucukdurmaz, Z, Karapinar, H, Gul, I, Kosar, M Ílkay, Yilmaz, A
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Sprache:eng
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Case reports
Coronary Angiography
Coronary artery
Coronary Vessel Anomalies - diagnostic imaging
Coronary vessels
Coronary Vessels - diagnostic imaging
Female
Heart Septum - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Middle Aged
Plaques
Stents
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Zusammenfassung:We report a case of a very long left main coronary artery (58 mm) with septal perforators before bifurcation. The coronary arteries were seen clear of plaques. To the best of our knowledge, this case is very rare because of the existence of the first and second septal perforator arteries originating from a very long left main coronary artery.
ISSN:0015-5659