Anomalous coronary arteries: A familial clustering

被引:28
作者
Laureti, JM [1 ]
Singh, K [1 ]
Blankenship, J [1 ]
机构
[1] Geisinger Med Ctr, Dept Cardiol, Danville, PA 17822 USA
关键词
familial; coronary anomalies; sinus of Valsalva; left main coronary artery; coronary angiography; interarterial; retroaortic;
D O I
10.1002/clc.4960281009
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
We present two brothers with anomalous origin of left coronary artery from the right sinus of Valsalva. Screening of other members of the family revealed no coronary artery anomalies. The likelihood of finding such a rare anomaly in two members of a family by chance alone is extremely small; extensive review of the literature found only three other reports of such familial association.
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