JCCVS
Journal of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Surgery

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Anomalous circumflex artery originating from the right coronary sinus as the culprit in acute inferior myocardial infarction
Abstract
Coronary artery anomalies are rare congenital conditions that are usually detected incidentally during coronary angiography or post-mortem examinations. Although many variants are clinically asymptomatic, they can be fatal in some cases. In this article, we present a 35-year-old male patient who presented with acute inferior myocardial infarction causing complete atrio-ventricular block. Angiography revealed a rare coronary anomaly, the left circumflex artery originating from the right sinus of Valsalva. The lesion, caused by severe stenosis in the proximal segment of this anomalous vessel, was successfully treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention. This case highlights the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges of such anatomic variations in the setting of acute coronary syndrome and reviews the current literature on interventional strategies.

Keywords : Coronary artery anomalies, myocardial infarction, percutaneous coronary intervention, circumflex artery, cardiac syncope

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Article available in :
Volume 3, Issue 3, 2025
Page : 68-70
https://doi.org/10.51271/JCCVS-0062
Article Information
Received : 08 Eyl 2025
Accepted : 27 Eyl 2025
Published : 27 Eyl 2025
Corresponding Author :

Muhammed Karadeniz: Department of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Kırıkkale University, Kırıkkale, Turkiye

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Citation : Karadeniz M. Anomalous circumflex artery originating from the right coronary sinus as the culprit in acute inferior myocardial infarction. J Cardiol Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;3(3):68-70.

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