Single Coronary Artery Arising from the Right Sinus of Valsalva and the Role of Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography.

Publication/Presentation Date

3-1-2018

Abstract

There are many variations of coronary anatomy encountered during coronary angiogram. Anatomy demonstrating a single coronary artery is a rare congenital coronary artery anomaly. The entire heart is supplied solely by a coronary artery with single coronary ostium. We present a rare case of single coronary artery arising from the right sinus of Valsalva. The patient had presented with atypical chest pain and a stress test was performed, which was abnormal. We proceeded with coronary angiography which showed a common ostium of the right and left coronary artery coming from the right coronary cusp. The coronary computed tomography angiography revealed the left main had a pre-pulmonic course, crossing the base of the heart and passing anterior to the pulmonary artery and then branching into the left anterior descending artery and left circumflex artery. Patients with single coronary artery usually has benign prognosis; however, a specific coronary anomaly may result in myocardial ischemia and sudden cardiac death if the anomalous coronary artery takes an intra-arterial course, running between the aorta and the pulmonary artery. Coronary computed tomography angiography is a useful imaging modality to identify anatomical course of coronary anomaly.

Volume

71

Issue

3

First Page

130

Last Page

132

ISSN

0038-3317

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

29991101

Department(s)

Department of Medicine, Cardiology Division

Document Type

Article

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