Unusual Coronary Collateral Circulation: Filling of a Totally Occluded Left Anterior Descending Artery by Direct Continuity from a Left Posterior Descending Artery: A Case Report

A patient with an unusual coronary collateral circulation is presented. The left anterior descending artery, which was totally occluded proximally, was filled directly by a contin uation of the left posterior descending artery. A thallium stress test revealed normal perfusion in the territory of the...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Angiology 1995-10, Vol.46 (10), p.947-949
Hauptverfasser:	Abu-Ful, Akram, Margulis, Giora, Ilia, Reuben
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Cardiology. Vascular system Collateral Circulation Coronary Disease - complications Coronary Disease - diagnostic imaging Coronary heart disease Coronary Vessels - physiopathology Heart Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Radiography
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Zusammenfassung:	A patient with an unusual coronary collateral circulation is presented. The left anterior descending artery, which was totally occluded proximally, was filled directly by a contin uation of the left posterior descending artery. A thallium stress test revealed normal perfusion in the territory of the left anterior descending artery.
ISSN:	0003-3197 1940-1574
DOI:	10.1177/000331979504601010