A Single Coronary Artery Anomaly: Right Coronary Artery as a Branch From the Left Anterior Descending Artery

An anomalous origin of the right coronary artery (RCA) from the left anterior descending artery (LAD), also known as a single coronary artery, is an extremely rare finding in clinical practice. It is usually a benign anomaly; however, symptoms are highly dependent on the course that the anomalous RC...

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Autores principales: Salih, Mohammed, Abdel-Hafez, Osama, Ibrahim, Ramzi, Halabi, Abdul R, Aloka, Feras
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
Materias:
Cardiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7494410/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32953313
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9801
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Sumario:An anomalous origin of the right coronary artery (RCA) from the left anterior descending artery (LAD), also known as a single coronary artery, is an extremely rare finding in clinical practice. It is usually a benign anomaly; however, symptoms are highly dependent on the course that the anomalous RCA takes after branching off of the LAD. We present a case of a patient who had decompensated heart failure and was detected to have a single coronary artery. The patient was treated with guideline-directed medical therapy with notable improvement in clinical status in the following days. Enhanced awareness of congenital cardiac anomalies may help guide management.

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