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Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeutics
Published in: Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeutics 4/2016

01-10-2016 | Case Report

A case of ST segment-elevated myocardial infarction with less common forms of single coronary artery

Authors: Masashi Koga, Yota Kawamura, Daiki Ito, Harukazu Iseki, Yuji Ikari

Published in: Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeutics | Issue 4/2016

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Abstract

A 60 year-old man presenting with chest pain was diagnosed with acute ST-elevated myocardial infarction. An emergency coronary angiography showed distal left circumflex artery (LCX) occlusion. The ostium of the right coronary artery (RCA) was not detectable. Following primary percutaneous coronary intervention in the occluded LCX, we confirmed that RCA region was fed from both LAD and LCX. Coronary computed tomography showed similar findings. This single coronary artery anomaly is extremely rare and cannot be categorized according to the established classification system.
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Metadata
Title
A case of ST segment-elevated myocardial infarction with less common forms of single coronary artery
Authors
Masashi Koga
Yota Kawamura
Daiki Ito
Harukazu Iseki
Yuji Ikari
Publication date
01-10-2016
Publisher
Springer Japan
Published in
Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeutics / Issue 4/2016
Print ISSN: 1868-4300
Electronic ISSN: 1868-4297
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12928-015-0357-x

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