Anomalous Left Main Coronary Artery Arising from the Right Sinus of Valsalva in a Young Man Presenting with Recurrent Syncope and Myocardial Infarction

Koroush Khalighi; Munish Sharma; Amit Toor; Rubinder S. Toor; Gary Costacurta

doi:10.1155/2018/9805061

Case Reports in Cardiology (Jan 2018)

Anomalous Left Main Coronary Artery Arising from the Right Sinus of Valsalva in a Young Man Presenting with Recurrent Syncope and Myocardial Infarction

Koroush Khalighi,
Munish Sharma,
Amit Toor,
Rubinder S. Toor,
Gary Costacurta

Affiliations

Koroush Khalighi: EP Lab, Easton Hospital, Drexel University, Easton, PA, USA
Munish Sharma: Department of Internal Medicine, Easton Hospital, Easton, PA, USA
Amit Toor: Department of Internal Medicine, Easton Hospital, Easton, PA, USA
Rubinder S. Toor: Department of Cardiology, Easton Cardiovascular Associates, Easton, PA, USA
Gary Costacurta: Department of Cardiology, Easton Cardiovascular Associates, Easton, PA, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/9805061
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2018

Abstract

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A 19-year-old man with the left main coronary artery (LMCA) arising from the right sinus of Valsalva presented with recurrent episodes of syncope and myocardial infarction (MI). Anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery (AAOCA) is an uncommon but extremely important differential diagnosis that should not be missed in patients presenting with syncope, MI, ventricular arrhythmias, or cardiac arrest. A definitive diagnosis with coronary angiography and prompt surgical intervention is imperative in such symptomatic patients.

Published in Case Reports in Cardiology

ISSN: 2090-6404 (Print); 2090-6412 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/4208

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