Arq. Bras. Cardiol. 2021; 117(1 Supl. 1): 8-11

Anomalous Origin of the Circumflex Coronary Artery from the Right Pulmonary Artery: Diagnosis Through Cardiac CT

Bebiana Faria ORCID logo , Lucy Calvo, Sílvia Ribeiro, Catarina Ruivo, António Lourenço

DOI: 10.36660/abc.20200060

Introduction

Anomalous origin of the left circumflex coronary artery (LCx) from the right pulmonary artery (PA) is an extremely rare coronary anomaly. Although the clinical course may be silent, the risk of sudden cardiac death is increased. The symptoms are related to collateralization and amount of myocardium that it supplies, and some patients need surgical treatment.,

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Anomalous Origin of the Circumflex Coronary Artery from the Right Pulmonary Artery: Diagnosis Through Cardiac CT

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