Absence of left circumflex with superdominant right coronary artery

BMJ Case Rep. 2014 Dec 22:2014:bcr2014206782. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2014-206782.

Abstract

Congenital anomalies of coronary arteries are a group of diseases that are infrequently found. Their prevalence has been reported from 0.6% to 1.3%. Most clinical manifestations are benign and asymptomatic. Congenital absence of the left circumflex artery is a very rare congenital anomaly of the coronary circulation, and only a few cases have been reported in the literature. We report a case of a 51-year-old man who underwent a cardiac catheterisation. Coronary angiography showed a left anterior descending coronary artery with no circumflex and a dominant right coronary artery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cardiac Catheterization
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Circulation*
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies / diagnostic imaging*
  • Coronary Vessels / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Incidental Findings
  • Male
  • Middle Aged