DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20213957
Published: 2021-09-28

A case of acute myocardial infarction with anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the contralateral aortic sinus

Krupal Reddy, Sandip Patil, Harminder Singh

Abstract


Anomalous coronary anomalies are technically challenging. We describe the case of a 48-year-old male who suffered an acute inferior wall myocardial infarction due to thrombotic total occlusion in an anomalous right coronary artery arising from the contralateral aortic sinus.


Keywords


Anomalous right coronary artery, Inferior wall myocardial infarction, Guide catheter, Guide wire, Total occlusion

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