J Lipid Atheroscler.
2015 Dec;4(2):131-135. 10.12997/jla.2015.4.2.131.
Missing Right Coronary Artery in a Patient with Acute Inferior ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Case of Extremely Rare Variation of Coronary Anatomy
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Myongji Hospital, Goyang, Korea.
- 2Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, Myongji hospital, Goyang, Korea. chodk1234@daum.net
- KMID: 2151821
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.12997/jla.2015.4.2.131
Abstract
- We recently encountered an interesting case of acute inferior ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). This patient had a rare anatomic variation, single coronary artery. The right coronary artery originate from the left circumflex proper artery, not from aorta, was totally obstructed with thrombi. Though it took more time to figure out the patient's coronary anatomy and the culprit lesion, we successfully performed primary percutaneous coronary intervention within the guideline-recommended time period. We performed left coronary angiography at the beginning. This strategy could be helpful in determining the culprit lesion and preventing unnecessary procedural delay in acute inferior STEMI.
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