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Anomalous left coronary artery from the non-adjacent sinus of the pulmonary trunk

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 April 2005

Bhava R. J. Kannan ,
Sivadasan R. Anil  and
R. Krishna Kumar
Bhava R. J. Kannan
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Kochi, Kerala, India
Sivadasan R. Anil
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Kochi, Kerala, India
R. Krishna Kumar
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Kochi, Kerala, India
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Abstract

We report a rare variant of anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the non-adjacent sinus of the pulmonary trunk. The patient also had the right coronary artery arising from the non-facing sinus of the aorta.

Keywords

Anomalous coronary arteryanterior sinus
Type
Brief Report
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 13 , Issue 1 , February 2003 , pp. 95 - 97
Copyright
© 2003 Cambridge University Press

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