Key result
Surgical correction with a right internal mammary artery bypass successfully treated a 67-year-old female presenting with angina and sudden cardiac death due to an anomalous right coronary artery.
Population
67-year-old female with a three-month history of angina pectoris and one episode of sudden cardiac death…
Design
Case_report
Authors
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Supports surgical bypass for late-presenting anomalous RCA with angina/SCD; leaves open optimal strategies in larger cohorts.
Case Report (n=1)
No
Anomalous right coronary artery origin from above the left coronary cusp can present late in life with angina and sudden cardiac death, and can be successfully treated with surgical revascularization.
Hassan et al. (2005) conducted a case report in Anomalous right coronary artery origin (n=1). Single vessel coronary artery bypass surgery (RIMA to mid RCA) was evaluated on Symptom relief and survival. Surgical correction with a right internal mammary artery bypass successfully treated a 67-year-old female presenting with angina and sudden cardiac death due to an anomalous right coronary artery.
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