Case Reports in Cardiology (Jan 2015)

Type 4 Dual Left Anterior Descending Artery: A Very Rare Coronary Anomaly Circulation

  • Marcos Danillo Peixoto Oliveira,
  • Pedro H. M. Craveiro de Melo,
  • Antonio Esteves Filho,
  • Luiz J. Kajita,
  • Expedito E. Ribeiro,
  • Pedro Alves Lemos

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/580543
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2015

Abstract

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Coronary artery anomalies are congenital changes in their origin, course, and/or structure. They are the second most frequent cause of sudden death in young athletes. Dual LAD artery is a rare coronary anomaly. We present the case of a 44-year-old man with recent onset exertional angina and documented ischemia whose coronary angiogram and computed tomography (CT) showed type 4 dual LAD artery, the rarest and most interesting variant.