Double right coronary artery: review of literature

Anomalies of the coronary artery are often asymptomatic and uncommon. We report an extremely rare coronary artery anomaly, a double right coronary artery. A 50-year-old male patient was hospitalized with the diagnosis of unstable angina pectoris. Right coronary artery (RCA) injection showed filling...

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Veröffentlicht in:The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging 2006-02, Vol.22 (1), p.9-11
Hauptverfasser: Erbagci, Hulya, Davutoglu, Vedat, Turkmen, Serdar, Kizilkan, Nese, Gumusburun, Erdem
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Zusammenfassung:Anomalies of the coronary artery are often asymptomatic and uncommon. We report an extremely rare coronary artery anomaly, a double right coronary artery. A 50-year-old male patient was hospitalized with the diagnosis of unstable angina pectoris. Right coronary artery (RCA) injection showed filling of two separately originating RCAs, coursing towards the right atrio-ventricular groove. Then they give a marginal branch and a septal artery, terminated by giving off the posterior descending artery (PDA) in posterior interventricular groove. Coronary anomalies should be recognized to avoid problems during coronary intervention and cardiac surgery.
ISSN:1569-5794
1573-0743
DOI:10.1007/s10554-005-5139-6