J Korean Soc Radiol.  2012 Aug;67(2):101-104. 10.3348/jksr.2012.67.2.101.

A Single Coronary Artery with the Right Coronary Artery Originating from the Left Anterior Descending Artery Detected by Cardiac CT: A Case Report

• Lee KE
• Lee YK

• KMID: 2097957
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2012.67.2.101

Abstract

The right coronary artery arising from the left anterior descending artery is a rare coronary artery anomaly. In a 56-year-old female, an anomaly with the right coronary artery, originating from the left anterior descending artery, coursing anteriorly to the pulmonary artery was detected by cardiac CT. Therefore, we hereby report a case of the single left coronary artery diagnosed by a 64-slice multidetector cardiac CT.

MeSH Terms

Arteries
Coronary Vessels
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Pulmonary Artery

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