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SUBMITTER: Siddiqui SM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4931777 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr-Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Siddiqui Shahyan Mohsin SM Kesava Rao R C RC Kaza Sashidhar S Padma Kumar E A EA
The Indian journal of radiology & imaging 20160401 2
The present case report is computed tomography (CT) coronary angiographic depiction of an exceedingly rare entity-single right coronary artery arising from the right sinus of Valsalva with the absence of equivalent left coronary artery system branches and associated mitral valve prolapse. Even though a statistical rarity, it is potentially fatal and can cause myocardial ischemia, sudden cardiac death, and warrants immediate clinical attention. Further, the report reveals the decisive role of CT ...[more]