Coronary stenting for acute myocardial infarction in a patient with an anomalous origin of the left main coronary artery

Duran M., Ornek E., Murat S. N., DEMİRÇELİK M. B., Vatankulu M. A., Turfan M., ...More

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine, vol.12, no.6, pp.436-438, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 12 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.2459/jcm.0b013e328344bd29
  • Journal Name: Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.436-438
  • Keywords: coronary stenting, myocardial infarction, single coronary ostium
  • Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Affiliated: No

Abstract

The angiographical incidence of coronary anomalies was 1.3%. Anomalous origin of the left main coronary artery arising from the right sinus of Valsalva is extremely rare occurring in approximately 0.019% of angiographic series. Most of these anomalies are not clinically important. Percutaneous coronary intervention plays an important role in the management of acute myocardial infarction, and coronary anomalies may determine a lower success rate of this intervention. We report here the unusual case of a patient with single coronary ostium and acute inferior myocardial infarction who underwent successful coronary stenting. © 2011 Italian Federation of Cardiology.