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Double Right Coronary Artery Originating from Separate Ostia: A Report of Two Cases
CONTEXT: Coronary artery anomalies are uncommon and most are incidental findings. Double right coronary artery (RCA) is a very rare coronary artery anomaly. CASE REPORT: We report two cases of double RCA incidentally found in electrocuted patients. Both cases showed double RCA arising from separate...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4561444/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26417561 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1947-2714.163646 |
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author | Natarajan, M Kumarguru, BN Biligi, Dayananda S Raghupathi, AR |
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description | CONTEXT: Coronary artery anomalies are uncommon and most are incidental findings. Double right coronary artery (RCA) is a very rare coronary artery anomaly. CASE REPORT: We report two cases of double RCA incidentally found in electrocuted patients. Both cases showed double RCA arising from separate ostia. On microscopy, both right coronaries showed no significant pathology in the first case while in the second case, the posterior RCA showed features of obliterative arteritis. CONCLUSION: Although double coronary artery has been regarded as hemodynamically insignificant, it may be associated with atherosclerosis, acute coronary syndromes, and other anomalies. It is important to know the anatomic variants. Meticulous grossing and careful observation could unearth hidden anomalies. |
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spelling | pubmed-45614442015-09-28 Double Right Coronary Artery Originating from Separate Ostia: A Report of Two Cases Natarajan, M Kumarguru, BN Biligi, Dayananda S Raghupathi, AR N Am J Med Sci Case Report CONTEXT: Coronary artery anomalies are uncommon and most are incidental findings. Double right coronary artery (RCA) is a very rare coronary artery anomaly. CASE REPORT: We report two cases of double RCA incidentally found in electrocuted patients. Both cases showed double RCA arising from separate ostia. On microscopy, both right coronaries showed no significant pathology in the first case while in the second case, the posterior RCA showed features of obliterative arteritis. CONCLUSION: Although double coronary artery has been regarded as hemodynamically insignificant, it may be associated with atherosclerosis, acute coronary syndromes, and other anomalies. It is important to know the anatomic variants. Meticulous grossing and careful observation could unearth hidden anomalies. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015-08 /pmc/articles/PMC4561444/ /pubmed/26417561 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1947-2714.163646 Text en Copyright: © North American Journal of Medical Sciences http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Natarajan, M Kumarguru, BN Biligi, Dayananda S Raghupathi, AR Double Right Coronary Artery Originating from Separate Ostia: A Report of Two Cases |
title | Double Right Coronary Artery Originating from Separate Ostia: A Report of Two Cases |
title_full | Double Right Coronary Artery Originating from Separate Ostia: A Report of Two Cases |
title_fullStr | Double Right Coronary Artery Originating from Separate Ostia: A Report of Two Cases |
title_full_unstemmed | Double Right Coronary Artery Originating from Separate Ostia: A Report of Two Cases |
title_short | Double Right Coronary Artery Originating from Separate Ostia: A Report of Two Cases |
title_sort | double right coronary artery originating from separate ostia: a report of two cases |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4561444/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26417561 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1947-2714.163646 |
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