A Rare Coronary Artery Anomaly; Double Right Coronary Artery

Öz

A double right coronary artery is an extremely rare coronary artery anomaly. Difficulties in diagnosis might cause underestimation of the incidence of double right coronary artery. Interestingly, most of the cases about this anomaly were reported from Turkey. In this case report, we aimed to present double right coronary artery in a patient who was admitted with atypic chest pain.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Coronary vessels, coronary vessel anomalies, coronary angiography.

Nadir Bir Koroner Arter Anomalisi; Çift Sa¤ Koroner Arter

Öz

Çift sa¤ koroner arter, oldukça nadir görülen bir koroner arter anomalisidir. Tan›s›ndaki zorluklar, oldu¤undan daha az saptanmas›na neden olabilmektedir. ‹lginç bir flekilde ço¤u vaka Türkiye'den bildirilmifltir. Biz bu olgu sunumunda, atipik gö¤üs a¤r›s› ile baflvuran bir hastada saptad›¤›m›z çift sa¤ koroner arteri sunmaya amaçlad›k.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Koroner damarlar, koroner damar anomalileri, koroner anjiyografi.

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