Coronary Artery Spasm as a Cause of Chest Pain in a Patient with Anomalous Origin of the Right Coronary Artery from the Left Sinus of Valsalva
AUTOR(ES)
Rossi, Peter A.
RESUMO
The cause of chest pain in patients with anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the left sinus of Valsalva has not yet been elucidated. In the following case, this anomaly was demonstrated, upon angiography, in a patient with recurrent chest pain and a negative stress test; in addition, spasm of the left anterior descending coronary artery was documented during ergonovine provocation. To our knowledge, this is the first time coronary artery spasm has been documented in a patient with this anomaly. On the basis of this case, we recommend ergonovine testing for all angina patients with aberrant coronary arteries in whom no other cause of chest pain is found at cardiac catheterization. (Texas Heart Institute Journal 1988; 15:124-127)
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=324805Documentos Relacionados
- Anomalous Origin of the Right Coronary Artery from the Left Coronary Sinus
- Coronary angioplasty of anomalous left anterior descending artery with the left coronary artery originating from the right coronary sinus of Valsalva.
- Three‐dimensional whole heart magnetic resonance imaging of anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the left sinus of Valsalva
- Anomalous Origin of the Right Coronary Artery from the Left Coronary Sinus: Case Report and Literature Review
- Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the pulmonary artery in association with congenital aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva: angiographic diagnosis of a rare association
