Exertional dizziness and syncope caused by anomalous left coronary artery origin from the right sinus of Valsalva

Coronary anomalies are generally rare, but has fascinating congenital cardiac disease entities, recognized in less than 1.3% of all coronary angiograms. Left coronary artery arising from right sinus of valsalva RSOV represents an extremely uncommon subtype. Initial presentations include chest pain,...

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Published inSaudi medical journal Vol. 25; no. 11; p. 1720
Main Authors Hassan, Walid S, Al-Habeeb, Walid A, El-Shaer, Fayez E, Al-Halees, Zohair Y
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Saudi Arabia 01.11.2004
Subjects
Coronary Artery Bypass
Coronary Vessel Anomalies - diagnosis
Coronary Vessel Anomalies - surgery
Diagnosis, Differential
Dizziness - etiology
Exercise Test
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Physical Exertion
Syncope - etiology
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Summary:Coronary anomalies are generally rare, but has fascinating congenital cardiac disease entities, recognized in less than 1.3% of all coronary angiograms. Left coronary artery arising from right sinus of valsalva RSOV represents an extremely uncommon subtype. Initial presentations include chest pain, myocardial infarction, arrhythmias, sudden death, and rarely exertional syncope. We report a case of exertional dizziness and syncope, diagnosed to have anomalous origin of left main coronary artery from RSOV. Surgical intervention was curative.
ISSN:0379-5284