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Congenital Absence of Left Circumflex Artery Detected by Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography: A Case Report
The congenital absence of the left circumflex artery (LCx) is a very rare congenital anomaly of coronary arteries, but it is benign. Currently, the best modality for the diagnosis of coronary anomalies is computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA). We report a case of congenitally absent LCx wi...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3420509/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22934230 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/204657 |
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author | Hongsakul, Keerati Suwannanon, Ruedeekorn |
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description | The congenital absence of the left circumflex artery (LCx) is a very rare congenital anomaly of coronary arteries, but it is benign. Currently, the best modality for the diagnosis of coronary anomalies is computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA). We report a case of congenitally absent LCx with an atypical chest pain. |
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spelling | pubmed-34205092012-08-29 Congenital Absence of Left Circumflex Artery Detected by Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography: A Case Report Hongsakul, Keerati Suwannanon, Ruedeekorn Case Rep Vasc Med Case Report The congenital absence of the left circumflex artery (LCx) is a very rare congenital anomaly of coronary arteries, but it is benign. Currently, the best modality for the diagnosis of coronary anomalies is computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA). We report a case of congenitally absent LCx with an atypical chest pain. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012 2012-07-09 /pmc/articles/PMC3420509/ /pubmed/22934230 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/204657 Text en Copyright © 2012 K. Hongsakul and R. Suwannanon. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Hongsakul, Keerati Suwannanon, Ruedeekorn Congenital Absence of Left Circumflex Artery Detected by Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography: A Case Report |
title | Congenital Absence of Left Circumflex Artery Detected by Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography: A Case Report |
title_full | Congenital Absence of Left Circumflex Artery Detected by Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography: A Case Report |
title_fullStr | Congenital Absence of Left Circumflex Artery Detected by Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography: A Case Report |
title_full_unstemmed | Congenital Absence of Left Circumflex Artery Detected by Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography: A Case Report |
title_short | Congenital Absence of Left Circumflex Artery Detected by Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography: A Case Report |
title_sort | congenital absence of left circumflex artery detected by computed tomography coronary angiography: a case report |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3420509/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22934230 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/204657 |
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