Single left coronary artery with separate origins of proximal and distal right coronary arteries from left anterior descending and circumflex arteries - A previously undescribed coronary circulation

Abstract

A single left coronary artery with right coronary artery arising from either left main stem (LMS) or left anterior descending artery (LAD) or circumflex artery (Cx) is an extremely rare coronary anomaly. This is the first report of separate origins of proximal and distal RCA from LAD and circumflex arteries respectively in a patient with a single left coronary artery. This 57 year old patient presented with unstable angina and severe stenotic disease of LAD and Cx arteries and underwent urgent successful quadruple coronary artery bypass grafting. The anomalies of right coronary artery in terms of their origin, number and distribution are reviewed. © 2007 Kaul and Javangula; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.