An anomalous left main coronary artery with coronary torsion originating from the right sinus Valsalva

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 115-117

  Tuncer, Cemal ^a   Gokce, Mustafa ^b   Sokmen, Gulizar ^a  

^a KSU Medical School   (Turkey)

^b KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anomalous left coronary artery; Coronary artery anomaly; MDCT; Torsion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LEFT CORONARY ARTERY; PACEMAKER; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY VESSEL ANOMALIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SINUS OF VALSALVA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TORSION ABNORMALITY;

EID: 38349064870     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.11.198     Document Type: Article

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