Anomalous Origin of the Right Coronary Artery From the Ascending Aorta Above the Left Sinus of Valsalva

Ramses Ramirez Damera; Muhammad I Khan; Kay T Khine; Neelima Katukuri

doi:10.7759/cureus.13845

Anomalous Origin of the Right Coronary Artery From the Ascending Aorta Above the Left Sinus of Valsalva

Cureus. 2021 Mar 12;13(3):e13845. doi: 10.7759/cureus.13845.

Authors

Ramses Ramirez Damera¹, Muhammad I Khan¹, Kay T Khine¹, Neelima Katukuri^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Graduate Medical Education - Department of Internal Medicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine/HCA Healthcare Greater Orlando, Orlando, USA.
² Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Orlando Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Orlando, USA.
³ Department of Medical Education, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, USA.

Abstract

Congenital anomalous origin of the coronary arteries is a rare but well-described cause of myocardial ischemia and sudden cardiac death. Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the ascending aorta is an extraordinarily rare occurrence. We report a case of anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the ascending aorta posteriorly above the left sinus of Valsalva found during coronary angiography for evaluation of newly diagnosed cardiomyopathy.

Keywords: anomalous right coronary artery; ascending aorta; coronary angiography; coronary anomaly.

Publication types

Case Reports