Stent implantation to the stenosed right coronary artery in a patient whose right and left coronary arteries originate from a single ostium in the right sinus of Valsalva

Armagan Altun; Okan Erdogan

doi:10.1097/01.CRD.0000044161.48627.D1

Stent implantation to the stenosed right coronary artery in a patient whose right and left coronary arteries originate from a single ostium in the right sinus of Valsalva

Cardiol Rev. 2003 Mar-Apr;11(2):101-3. doi: 10.1097/01.CRD.0000044161.48627.D1.

Authors

Armagan Altun¹, Okan Erdogan

Affiliation

¹ Associate and Assistant Professor, Cardiology Department, Medical School,Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey.

PMID: 12620135
DOI: 10.1097/01.CRD.0000044161.48627.D1

Abstract

The authors report a rare case of a patient who had anomalous origin of left and right coronary arteries from a single coronary ostium in the right sinus of Valsalva. The stenosed right coronary artery was successfully dilated with stent implantation.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Angina Pectoris / therapy
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary*
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Stenosis / therapy*
Coronary Vessel Anomalies / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Sinus of Valsalva / abnormalities*
Stents*