Title of article
Congenital Absence of Left Circumflex Artery: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Author/Authors
Fugar, Setri Department of Internal Medicine - John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County, USA , Issac, Lydia Department of Internal Medicine - John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County, USA , Kofi Okoh, Alexis Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery - Barnabas Heart Hospitals, West Orange, USA , Chedrawy, Christelle Department of Radiology - John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, USA , El Hangouche, Nadia Department of Cardiology - John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, USA , Yadav, Neha Department of Cardiology - John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, USA
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7
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1
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7
Abstract
Congenital absence of the left circumflex artery is a rare coronary anomaly with few reported cases in the literature. These patients
are usually diagnosed incidentally when they undergo coronary angiography or coronary CT to rule out underlying coronary artery
disease. In this article, we report a case of a 46-year-old man who was incidentally found to have a congenitally absent left circumflex
artery with a superdominant right coronary artery after a workup was initiated for frequent premature ventricular contractions
and regional wall motion on echocardiogram. A review of the clinical presentation, symptoms, and diagnostic modalities used to
diagnose this entity is presented.
Keywords
Congenital Absence , Left Circumflex Artery
Journal title
Case Reports in Cardiology
Serial Year
2017
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2609946
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