| Literature DB >> 21891816 |
Nikolaos Kafkas1, Konstantinos Triantafyllou, Dimitrios Babalis.
Abstract
Cases of coronary arteries with anomalous aortic origin are rare. An isolated single coronary artery is a congenital anomaly occurring in approximately 0.024-0.066% of the population. Atherosclerosis of these arteries is not infrequent with potentially severe consequences, but interventional procedures are rarely performed. We report an acute coronary syndrome case due to a subtotal paraostial left anterior descending (LAD) occlusion of a single L-I type coronary artery. Another severe stenosis was also present at mid-LAD. The patient was successfully treated with transradial percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Our case shows that when the anatomy is suitable, complex PCI can be performed successfully in single coronary arteries.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21891816
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Invasive Cardiol ISSN: 1042-3931 Impact factor: 2.022