Single coronary artery arising from the left sinus of valsalva

Authors

• Ayfer Mavi, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep University, 27310 Gaziantep, Turkey. Tel. +90 (342) 3603910/7726. Fax. +90 (342) 3601617. E-mail: mavi{at}gantep.edu.tr
• Alper Sercelik, Department of Cardiology, Sani Konukoglu Medical Center, Gaziantep, Turkey.
• Resat Ayalp, Department of Cardiology, Sani Konukoglu Medical Center, Gaziantep, Turkey.
• Erdem Gumusburun, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey.
• Talantbek Batyraliev, Department of Cardiology, Sani Konukoglu Medical Center, Gaziantep, Turkey.

Abstract

A single coronary artery is a rare congenital anomaly of the coronary arteries where only one coronary artery arises from the aortic trunk by a single coronary ostium, supplying the entire heart. We report a case of a 57-year-old woman with atypical chest pain, in whom coronary angiography showed a L-I subtype single coronary artery (arising from a single ostium in the left sinus of valsalva) without associated cardiovascular disease. The clinical significance and subtype of the single coronary artery are discussed.

Article Type

Case Report

First Page

1537

Last Page

1540

Recommended Citation

Mavi, Ayfer; Sercelik, Alper; Ayalp, Resat; Gumusburun, Erdem; and Batyraliev, Talantbek (2002) "Single coronary artery arising from the left sinus of valsalva," Saudi Medical Journal: Vol. 23: Iss. 12, Article 22.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/1658-3175.1918