St Elevation Myocardial Infarction in a Patient with an Anomalous Right Coronary Artery Originating from the Distal Left Circumflex

Abstract

Nguyen Thao Phan,1 Huy The Nguyen,1 Tran-Thuy Nguyen,1,2 Ngoc Duc Ly,1 Ngoc-Thanh Le1,2 1Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular Center, E Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam; 2School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam National University (VNU), Hanoi, VietnamCorrespondence: Tran-Thuy NguyenDepartment of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular Center, E Hospital, 87–89 Tran Cung, Cau Giay, Hanoi, VietnamEmail [email protected]: A single coronary artery (SCA) is a rare congenital anomaly that occurs in isolation without associated structural heart disease. Reports of a SCA with acute myocardial infarction are very rare in medical literature. This case study examines a patient with a right coronary artery that originated as a branch of the distal left circumflex artery, which had a total occlusion.Keywords: single coronary artery, coronary congenital anomaly, coronary intervention, myocardial infarction

Keywords

• single coronary artery
• coronary congenital anomaly
• coronary intervention
• myocardial infarction