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Archives of the Turkish Society of Cardiology
Dual left anterior descending coronary artery: a case report [Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars]
Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2008; 36(2): 116-119

Dual left anterior descending coronary artery: a case report

Bilal Boztosun1, Mehmet Mustafa Can1, Ayhan Olcay2, Cevat Kırma1
1Kartal Kosuyolu Heart Education And Research Hospital, Department Of Cardiology, Istanbul
2Medicana Hospitals Avcilar, Department Of Cardiology, Istanbul

Dual left anterior descending (LAD) artery originating from the right and left coronary arteries is a rare coronary anomaly. A 61-year-old male patient presented with anginal chest pain. He underwent coronary angiography upon detection of hypokinesia in the anterolateral wall of the left ventricle in transthoracic echocardiography. Left coronary angiography showed narrowing of the left anterior descending (LAD) artery after giving the first diagonal and first septal branches, without reaching the apex. There was a 95% stenosis in the proximal first diagonal artery and a 50% stenosis in the midsegment of the first septal artery. In right coronary angiography, another LAD was noted originating from the proximal right coronary artery and having an anterior course similar to the original LAD. It was longer than that originating from the left main coronary artery, giving many septal and diagonal branches. Stent implantation following elective predilatation was performed for stenosis in the proximal first diagonal artery. The patient was symptomless in the third month of treatment.

Keywords: Coronary angiography, coronary vessel anomalies/complications.

How to cite this article
Bilal Boztosun, Mehmet Mustafa Can, Ayhan Olcay, Cevat Kırma. Dual left anterior descending coronary artery: a case report. Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2008; 36(2): 116-119

Corresponding Author: Bilal Boztosun, Türkiye
Manuscript Language: Turkish


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