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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-4-11
pubmed:abstractText
Origin of the left anterior descending coronary artery from the right coronary artery is a well-described but rare congenital coronary anomaly. In this report, we describe two cases in which the mid left anterior descending coronary artery is connected to the right coronary artery through an intraseptal connecting vessel, while the proximal left anterior descending coronary artery originates normally from the left main coronary artery. This previously unreported pattern suggests partial persistence of the peritruncal ring, which occurs during normal embryologic development of the coronary circulation. Even though it is classically described as an epicardial structure, the vascular pattern in our cases suggests that the peritruncal ring may have an intramural segment in some individuals.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0098-6569
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
168-72
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Dual connection of the left anterior descending coronary artery to the left and right coronary arteries.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham 35294.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports