A Rare Coronary Anomaly: Atypical Double Right Coronary Artery With an Acute Inferior Myocardial Infarction

Acet H., Ozyurtlu F., Bilik M. Z., Ertas F.

KOREAN CIRCULATION JOURNAL, cilt.42, sa.3, ss.208-211, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 42 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4070/kcj.2012.42.3.208
  • Dergi Adı: KOREAN CIRCULATION JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.208-211
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Coronary vessel anomalies, Myocardial infarction, Atherosclerosis
  • Manisa Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Coronary artery anomalies are uncommon and often asymptomatic. A double right coronary artery (RCA) is an extremely rare coronary artery anomaly, and only a few cases of double RCA have been reported. We report on an atherosclerotic double RCA that appeared after primary percutaneous intervention in a patient with an acute inferior myocardial infarction. This is the second case in the literature in which coronary arteries can be accepted as a double RCA, which were hidden by a total atherosclerotic occlusion in the proximal part of the RCA.