| Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery and acute myocardial infarction: Cause or coincidence? | |
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PMID: 22717294 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Congenital coronary artery anomalies are one of the causes of myocardial ischemia and sudden death in the young, mainly during sports. Origin of the right coronary artery from the left anterior descending artery is very rare, with a prevalence of 0.015%, corresponding to 1.2% of all coronary artery anomalies. The authors present the case of a 22-year-old man, with a history of cocaine use, admitted to hospital with a non-ST elevation acute myocardial infarction. Coronary angiography revealed the presence of this rare coronary anomaly and the absence of atherosclerotic luminal stenosis, and so it was assumed to be a type II infarction caused by cocaine-induced vasospasm of the anomalous vessel. |
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Nuno Antunes; Ana Meireles; Catarina Gomes; Miguel Vieira; Diana Anjo; Mario Santos; Pinheiro Vieira; Isabel Sá; Henrique Carvalho; Severo Torres |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-6-18 |
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Title: Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology Volume: - ISSN: 0870-2551 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 Jun |
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Created Date: 2012-6-21 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8710716 Medline TA: Rev Port Cardiol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG; POR Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2011 Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia. Published by Elsevier España. All rights reserved. |
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Serviço de Cardiologia, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal. |
Vernacular Title:
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Origem anómala da coronária direita e enfarte agudo do miocárdio: causa ou coincidência? |
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