Cardiology Research and Practice (Jan 2010)

An Unusual Appearance of Double Right Coronary Artery

  • Ahmet Akcay,
  • Sedat Koroglu,
  • Hakan Kaya,
  • Murat Koleoglu,
  • Gurkan Acar

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4061/2010/123846
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2010

Abstract

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Double right coronary artery (RCA) is an extremely rare coronary artery anomaly. We aimed to report an atherosclerotic double RCA which appeared after primary percutaneous intervention performed to treat acute inferior myocardial infarction. This is the first case in the literature, which the coronary arteries that can be accepted as double RCA have been hidden by total atherosclerotic occlusion of the proximal part of the RCA. In this paper, also the definition, correct diagnosis, and appropriate diagnostic methods for double RCA were discussed.