Double Right Coronary Artery Originating From Separate Ostia in an Older Female Cadaver With Cerebrovascular Disease: A Case Report

This case report presents an extraordinary finding: a double right coronary artery with each artery originating from separate ostia off the aorta. This case was discovered in the cadaver of a 76-year-old woman whose cause of death was cerebrovascular disease. We discuss the diagnostic intricacies an...

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Main Authors: Paige O'Brien Daly, Rachel Thomas, Makenzie Cree, Tierra Kindred, Selena Anand, Paul Foretich, Mishalle Rashid, Tiffany L. Carpenetti
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Language:English
Published: American College of Physicians 2025-01-01
Series:Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases
Online Access:https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2023.1260
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description This case report presents an extraordinary finding: a double right coronary artery with each artery originating from separate ostia off the aorta. This case was discovered in the cadaver of a 76-year-old woman whose cause of death was cerebrovascular disease. We discuss the diagnostic intricacies and implications of this unique anomaly, emphasizing its rarity in reported cases, particularly in the circumstances of gender distribution and ostial origins.
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spelling doaj-art-7c2d56028f1f4bb0a495b2fd0ccf21b42025-08-20T03:18:48ZengAmerican College of PhysiciansAnnals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases2767-76642025-01-014110.7326/aimcc.2023.1260Double Right Coronary Artery Originating From Separate Ostia in an Older Female Cadaver With Cerebrovascular Disease: A Case ReportPaige O'Brien Daly0Rachel Thomas1Makenzie Cree2Tierra Kindred3Selena Anand4Paul Foretich5Mishalle Rashid6Tiffany L. Carpenetti71Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Blacksburg, Virginia1Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Blacksburg, Virginia1Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Blacksburg, Virginia1Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Blacksburg, Virginia1Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Blacksburg, Virginia1Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Blacksburg, Virginia1Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Blacksburg, Virginia1Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Blacksburg, VirginiaThis case report presents an extraordinary finding: a double right coronary artery with each artery originating from separate ostia off the aorta. This case was discovered in the cadaver of a 76-year-old woman whose cause of death was cerebrovascular disease. We discuss the diagnostic intricacies and implications of this unique anomaly, emphasizing its rarity in reported cases, particularly in the circumstances of gender distribution and ostial origins.https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2023.1260
spellingShingle Paige O'Brien Daly
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Makenzie Cree
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Selena Anand
Paul Foretich
Mishalle Rashid
Tiffany L. Carpenetti
Double Right Coronary Artery Originating From Separate Ostia in an Older Female Cadaver With Cerebrovascular Disease: A Case Report
Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases
title Double Right Coronary Artery Originating From Separate Ostia in an Older Female Cadaver With Cerebrovascular Disease: A Case Report
title_full Double Right Coronary Artery Originating From Separate Ostia in an Older Female Cadaver With Cerebrovascular Disease: A Case Report
title_fullStr Double Right Coronary Artery Originating From Separate Ostia in an Older Female Cadaver With Cerebrovascular Disease: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Double Right Coronary Artery Originating From Separate Ostia in an Older Female Cadaver With Cerebrovascular Disease: A Case Report
title_short Double Right Coronary Artery Originating From Separate Ostia in an Older Female Cadaver With Cerebrovascular Disease: A Case Report
title_sort double right coronary artery originating from separate ostia in an older female cadaver with cerebrovascular disease a case report
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