Congenital anomaly of coronary artery: absence of left circumflex artery
The prevalence of congenital coronary artery anomalies is approximately 1% in the general population. They are a common cause of sudden death in younger persons. Congenital absence of the left circumflex artery is usually a benign condition but can cause symptoms of exertional angina. We present a c...
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| author | Muhammad Shabbir Rawala Amna Saleem Ahmed Muhammad Asif Iqbal Ahsan Iqbal Praveen Kumar Budde Syed Bilal Rizvi |
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| description | The prevalence of congenital coronary artery anomalies is approximately 1% in the general population. They are a common cause of sudden death in younger persons. Congenital absence of the left circumflex artery is usually a benign condition but can cause symptoms of exertional angina. We present a case of a 59-year-old female who presented with complaints of chest pain. She was evaluated by the cardiology service. An invasive angiogram identified the absence of the circumflex artery, a large right coronary artery, and large septal and diagonal branches of the left main coronary artery possibly as a compensatory mechanism to supply blood to the LCx territories. It is important to define coronary anatomy as anomalies dictate which cardiac intervention should be attempted in cases of ischemia. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-05aba983b6f0413cbba258ff1dfdac242023-01-02T22:37:22ZengGreater Baltimore Medical CenterJournal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives2000-96662019-03-019214014210.1080/20009666.2019.15937841593784Congenital anomaly of coronary artery: absence of left circumflex arteryMuhammad Shabbir Rawala0Amna Saleem Ahmed1Muhammad Asif Iqbal2Ahsan Iqbal3Praveen Kumar Budde4Syed Bilal Rizvi5WVU-Charleston DivisionJinnah Medical & Dental CollegeRapides Regional Medical CenterRapides Regional Medical CenterRapides Regional Medical CenterRapides Regional Medical CenterThe prevalence of congenital coronary artery anomalies is approximately 1% in the general population. They are a common cause of sudden death in younger persons. Congenital absence of the left circumflex artery is usually a benign condition but can cause symptoms of exertional angina. We present a case of a 59-year-old female who presented with complaints of chest pain. She was evaluated by the cardiology service. An invasive angiogram identified the absence of the circumflex artery, a large right coronary artery, and large septal and diagonal branches of the left main coronary artery possibly as a compensatory mechanism to supply blood to the LCx territories. It is important to define coronary anatomy as anomalies dictate which cardiac intervention should be attempted in cases of ischemia.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2019.1593784Left circumflex arteryantiplateletcongenital anomalyinvasive angiographychest pain |
| spellingShingle | Muhammad Shabbir Rawala Amna Saleem Ahmed Muhammad Asif Iqbal Ahsan Iqbal Praveen Kumar Budde Syed Bilal Rizvi Congenital anomaly of coronary artery: absence of left circumflex artery Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives Left circumflex artery antiplatelet congenital anomaly invasive angiography chest pain |
| title | Congenital anomaly of coronary artery: absence of left circumflex artery |
| title_full | Congenital anomaly of coronary artery: absence of left circumflex artery |
| title_fullStr | Congenital anomaly of coronary artery: absence of left circumflex artery |
| title_full_unstemmed | Congenital anomaly of coronary artery: absence of left circumflex artery |
| title_short | Congenital anomaly of coronary artery: absence of left circumflex artery |
| title_sort | congenital anomaly of coronary artery absence of left circumflex artery |
| topic | Left circumflex artery antiplatelet congenital anomaly invasive angiography chest pain |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2019.1593784 |
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