Anomalous origination of a coronary artery from the opposite sinus of Valsalva is
an uncommon congenital anomaly. Intervention for concurrent coronary artery disease
is challenging due to the location of the ostia, the takeoff of the vessel as well
as the course of the artery in question. It is also important, where possible, to
exclude a “malignant” course as the most common adverse outcome from this anomaly
is that of sudden cardiac death. Here we present a case of percutaneous coronary intervention
in a patient with anomalous left main origination from the right coronary sinus of
Valsalva and a brief discussion on the subject.
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Publication history
Published online: March 25, 2015
Accepted:
March 3,
2015
Received:
January 19,
2015
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© 2015 Australian and New Zealand Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons (ANZSCTS) and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
