Anomalous origin of right coronary artery from pulmonary artery presenting as chest pain in a young man

Summary Isolated anomalous origin of right coronary artery is a rare developmental anomaly which is mostly asymptomatic and is discovered incidentally. We present a case of a 21-year-old male who presented with chest pain and was found to have anomalous origin of right coronary artery from pulmonary...

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Published in:Journal of cardiology cases 2012-02, Vol.5 (1), p.e20-e22
Main Authors: Parasramka, Saurabh, MD, Dufresne, Alix, MD, FACC
Format: Article
Language:English
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Anomalous coronary artery
ARCAPA
Cardiovascular
Chest pain
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Summary:Summary Isolated anomalous origin of right coronary artery is a rare developmental anomaly which is mostly asymptomatic and is discovered incidentally. We present a case of a 21-year-old male who presented with chest pain and was found to have anomalous origin of right coronary artery from pulmonary artery for which he underwent prompt surgical correction.
ISSN:1878-5409
1878-5409
DOI:10.1016/j.jccase.2011.09.007