Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2019
College/Unit
School of Medicine
Department/Program/Center
Medicine
Abstract
The prevalence of congenital coronary artery anomalies is approximately 1% in the general population. They are a common cause of sudden death in younger persons. Congenital absence of the left circumflex artery is usually a benign condition but can cause symptoms of exertional angina. We present a case of a 59-year-old female who presented with complaints of chest pain. She was evaluated by the cardiology service. An invasive angiogram identified the absence of the circumflex artery, a large right coronary artery, and large septal and diagonal branches of the left main coronary artery possibly as a compensatory mechanism to supply blood to the LCx territories. It is important to define coronary anatomy as anomalies dictate which cardiac intervention should be attempted in cases of ischemia.
Digital Commons Citation
Rawaia, Muhammad S.; Ahmed, Arnna S.; Iqbal, Muhammad A.; Iqbal, Ahsan; Budde, Praveen K.; and Rizvi, Syed B., "Congenital anomaly of coronary artery: absence of left circumflex artery" (2019). Faculty & Staff Scholarship. 2322.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/faculty_publications/2322
Source Citation
Rawala, M. S., Ahmed, A. S., Iqbal, M. A., Iqbal, A., Budde, P. K., & Rizvi, S. B. (2019). Congenital anomaly of coronary artery: absence of left circumflex artery. Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, 9(2), 140–142. https://doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2019.1593784
Comments
© 2019 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group on behalf of Greater Baltimore Medical Center.