Anomalous Origin of the Right Coronary Artery Associated with Congenital Bicuspid Aortic Valve

Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery is an infrequent anomaly. A case with anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the ascending aorta above the left sinus of Valsalva is described. This patient was also found to have a bicuspid aortic valve. The aortic valve was markedly calcifi...

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Published inKurume medical journal Vol. 38; no. 3; pp. 199 - 202
Main Authors AOYAGI, SHIGEAKI, SUZUKI, SHIGEMITSU, KOSUGA, KENICHI, OHISHI, KIROKU
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan Kurume University School of Medicine 1991
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anomalous origin of the right coronary artery
aortic stenosis
Aortic Valve
aortic valve replacement
bicuspid aortic valve
calcified aortic valve
Calcinosis - pathology
Coronary Vessel Anomalies - pathology
Female
Heart Valve Diseases - pathology
Humans
Middle Aged
Mitral Valve - abnormalities
Sinus of Valsalva
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Summary:Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery is an infrequent anomaly. A case with anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the ascending aorta above the left sinus of Valsalva is described. This patient was also found to have a bicuspid aortic valve. The aortic valve was markedly calcified and stenotic. The aortic valve was replaced with a St. Jude Medical prosthesis.
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ISSN:0023-5679
1881-2090
DOI:10.2739/kurumemedj.38.199