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Congenital bifid origin of right coronary artery co-existing with congenital right coronary to right ventricular fistula

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 August 2008

Samuel Ramirez-Marroquin*
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery. Instituto Nacional de Cardiología: “Ignacio Chávez”. México, D. F.
Alfredo Santibañez-Salgado
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery. Instituto Nacional de Cardiología: “Ignacio Chávez”. México, D. F.
Juan Calderon-Colmenero
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology. Instituto Nacional de Cardiología: “Ignacio Chávez”. México, D. F.
*
Samuel Ramírez-Marroquín. M.D. Instituto Nacional de Cardiología: “Ignacio Chavez”. Departamento de Cirugía Cardiovascular. Juan Badiano No. 1 Col Sector XVI. México, D.F. 14080 Mexico. Tel: (5) 5.73.29.11. Exts: 351, 352; Fax: (5) 5.73.09.94

Abstract

Anomalous origin of the coronary arteries is a well-known phenomenon, but is less well reported in world literature. We present our findings in a one year old boy in whom there was bifid, or “y”, origin of the right coronary artery, co-existing with a fistula from the right coronary artery which opened into the right ventricle.

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Brief Reports
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1997

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