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Abstract
A 41-year-old man with no relevant cardiac history presented for evaluation of episodic syncope. Electrocardiography showed sinus rhythm with right bundle-branch block and Q waves in leads II, III, and aVF. Subsequent exercise treadmill testing and technetium 99m sestamibi study revealed a reversible posterior defect. Coronary angiography later showed a right coronary artery that arose from the left coronary sinus--an anomaly that has been associated with angina, myocardial infarction, and sudden cardiac death. After being informed of the potential risks and options associated with this anomaly, the patient chose long-term beta-blocker medical therapy. At follow-up, this treatment appeared to have resolved his episodic syncope.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 11995848 PMCID: PMC101267
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Tex Heart Inst J ISSN: 0730-2347