DESCRIPTION A 65-year-old woman who had presented with exertional breathlessness was found to have severe mitral regurgitation secondary to mitral valve prolapse, on transthoracic echocardiography. She was admitted for diagnostic coronary angiography, prior to mitral-valve surgery. The major epicardial coronary arterieswere demonstrated to be free of disease, and left ventriculography confirmed...

the balance between reactive oxygen species production and antioxidant activity has an important role in oxidative stress associated diseases including coronary artery disease. in this study, the prooxidant-antioxidant balance (pab) and its correlations with serum lipid levels, uric acid levels, and severity of coronary artery involvement were examined. the aim of this study was to determine th...

Abstract Background Dual left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery is a rare congenital anomaly. To date, eleven variants of dual LAD have been described with three published reports type X LAD. Here, we describe new variant short masquerading as 1 Case presentation A 42-year hypertensive female presented recent onset angina treadmill test positive for inducible ischemia. Coronary angiogra...

Background and Objectives: In spite of large number of studies conducted so far, sudden cardiac death remains an enigma and relative importance of acute coronary events as a trigger of sudden death is currently unclear. An autopsy study of heart was therefore planned to observe various histomorphological cardiac changes, and to determine the frequency association of acute coronary events and my...

Many different anomalies of the coronary vessels have been observed. The minor varieties are quite common, but the more gross forms are relatively rare. An example of one of these gross forms is given in this paper. The variations may be divided into a number of groups: (1) in origin, (2) in number, and (3) in distribution and size. Anomalies in origin are due to the vessel starting abnormally:...

background and objectives: in spite of large number of studies conducted so far, sudden cardiac death remains an enigma and relative importance of acute coronary events as a trigger of sudden death is currently unclear. an autopsy study of heart was therefore planned to observe various histomorphological cardiac changes, and to determine the frequency association of acute coronary events and my...

Anomalous right-sided left main coronary arteries and dual type IV left anterior descending arteries are rare coronary anomalies. In this case report, we present a 59 year old man with atypical chest pain and a combination of the above coronary anomalies as identified by selective coronary angiography and computed tomography angiography. To the best of our knowledge, the coincidence of these co...

OBJECTIVE To examine the role of transoesophageal echocardiography in the assessment of patients with coronary artery anomalies. BACKGROUND Coronary artery anomalies are difficult to detect clinically. Most are benign but some may produce symptoms that can be life threatening. Until recently the non-invasive assessment of coronary artery anomalies has been limited. METHODS The data base of ...

Coronary artery anomalies are a diverse group of congenital disorders whose manifestations and pathophysiological mechanisms are highly variable, with a global incidence of 5.64% [1]. The classification of coronary anomalies is based on the abnormalities seen in one or more site of origin, course, termination and branches of the major coronary arteries. Some of these anomalies are common, while...