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

Authors

  • Krupal Reddy Department of Cardiology, BVHRI Hospital, Thane, Maharashtra, India
  • Sandip Patil Department of Cardiology, BVHRI Hospital, Thane, Maharashtra, India
  • Harminder Singh Department of Cardiology, BVHRI Hospital, Thane, Maharashtra, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20213957

Keywords:

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

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.

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Published

2021-09-28

How to Cite

Reddy, K., Patil, S., & Singh, H. (2021). A case of acute myocardial infarction with anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the contralateral aortic sinus. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 9(10), 3197–3199. https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20213957

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Case Reports