Incidental Anomalous Left Coronary Artery in a Transplanted Heart

Anomalous coronary artery is an uncommon congenital cardiac anomaly that is often detected incidentally on coronary angiography. It has rarely been reported in the donor heart of patients who have undergone cardiac transplantation. Here, we report a case of a 72-year-old patient who received a secon...

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Main Authors: Sri Harsha Patlolla, Saraschandra Vallabhajosyula, Malcolm R. Bell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Cardiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/2715896
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description Anomalous coronary artery is an uncommon congenital cardiac anomaly that is often detected incidentally on coronary angiography. It has rarely been reported in the donor heart of patients who have undergone cardiac transplantation. Here, we report a case of a 72-year-old patient who received a second heart transplant and has been identified to have an anomalous left main coronary artery originating from the right coronary sinus on postoperative coronary angiography.
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spelling doaj-art-bf0c11c4a18d479ea172786f77bcc1412025-08-20T03:23:07ZengWileyCase Reports in Cardiology2090-64042090-64122019-01-01201910.1155/2019/27158962715896Incidental Anomalous Left Coronary Artery in a Transplanted HeartSri Harsha Patlolla0Saraschandra Vallabhajosyula1Malcolm R. Bell2Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USADepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USADepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USAAnomalous coronary artery is an uncommon congenital cardiac anomaly that is often detected incidentally on coronary angiography. It has rarely been reported in the donor heart of patients who have undergone cardiac transplantation. Here, we report a case of a 72-year-old patient who received a second heart transplant and has been identified to have an anomalous left main coronary artery originating from the right coronary sinus on postoperative coronary angiography.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/2715896
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