Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery Mimic [PDF]
Coronary artery fistulas (CAFs) are rare coronary anomalies involving the communication of an epicardial coronary artery and another cardiovascular structure. CAFs are usually easily distinguished from nearby coronary arteries.
Gregory Cavanagh, BS +2 more
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Symptomatic Type IV Dual Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery
Dual left anterior descending coronary artery is a rare congenital anomaly with 4 subtypes. Double left anterior descending coronary artery originating from the left main stem and the right coronary artery (type IV dual left anterior descending artery ...
Kyriacos Papadopoulos MD +2 more
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Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in Hyperdominant Left Anterior Coronary Descending Artery
A hyperdominant left anterior descending coronary artery variation is a rare but important diagnosis because of the risk for large-territory ischemia. We describe a very rare presentation of spontaneous coronary artery dissection in the distal portion of
Princess Neila Litkouhi, BMed, MD +3 more
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Hyper-dominant left anterior descending artery (LAD) is a rare coronary anomaly where LAD continues as a posterior descending artery. It is a rare coronary anomaly and there are only 19 cases reported so far in 17 case reports in the literature.
Pankaj Jariwala, Edla Arjun Padma Kumar
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Dual left anterior descending coronary artery
Muhammad Dilawar
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Spontaneous resolution of new coronary artery aneurysm following guideline-directed medical therapy after drug-eluting stent implantation [PDF]
Here, we present a case of a 56-year-old man with acute myocardial infarction. The patient underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) at the left main bifurcation and mid-left anterior descending artery using drugeluting stents. Four months after
Jae-Geun Lee, Ki Yung Boo
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Coronary Artery Ectasia in Patients with and Without Diabetes: A Study from Northern Pakistan
Objectives: To determine the association of coronary artery ectasia in terms of its severity and vessels involved in diabetes patients and non-diabetes patients. Study Design: Cross-sectional study.
Qaiser Mehmood Saleem +3 more
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Posterior Descending Artery Arising as A Continuation of Hyperdominant Left Anterior Descending Artery [PDF]
Coronary artery anomalies are rare with an incidence of 0.3% to 1.0% in general population and are discovered incidentally. Many such anomalies may remain asymptomatic.
C.S Ramesh Babu +4 more
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Coronary endarterectomy in the left anterior descending artery [PDF]
The diffusely diseased coronary artery is a challenge for cardiac surgeons. Although coronary endarterectomy is an option for surgical reconstruction of a diffusely diseased vessel, it has not been widely used. We assessed the early clinical and angiographic outcomes of patients undergoing coronary endarterectomy of the left anterior descending artery (
Takanashi, Shuichiro +2 more
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The Accordion Phenomenon in the Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery [PDF]
A 73-year-old woman with a history of hypertension and dyslipidemia was admitted with acute coronary syndrome. A coronary angiogram revealed a severe stenosis in the proximal left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) and a moderate stenosis in the mid-LAD (Fig. 1A).
Kılıç, İsmail Doğu +3 more
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