J Korean Geriatr Soc.
2007 Sep;11(3):150-152.
Anomalous Origin of the Right Coronary Artery from the Left Anterior Descending Artery: An Extremely Rare Variety of Single Coronary Artery
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Busan Veterans Hospital, Busan, Korea. dhugie@naver.com
Abstract
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Single anomalous coronary artery is a rare congenital anomaly of the coronary circulation. Right coronary artery (RCA) arising from the left anterior descending artery is an extermely rare variety of single coronary artery. We report a 68-year-old patient with a single coronary artery system, in whom the right coronary artery originated from the mid left anterior descending artery.