Congenital Absence of Left Circumflex Artery Detected by Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography: A Case Report

Congenital Absence of Left Circumflex Artery Detected by Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography: A Case Report

The congenital absence of the left circumflex artery (LCx) is a very rare congenital anomaly of coronary arteries, but it is benign. Currently, the best modality for the diagnosis of coronary anomalies is computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA). We report a case of congenitally absent LCx wi...

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Main Authors: Keerati Hongsakul, Ruedeekorn Suwannanon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Vascular Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/204657
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spelling doaj-471b605cdd5d4622bab993a8959a55a12020-11-24T23:41:23ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Vascular Medicine2090-69862090-69942012-01-01201210.1155/2012/204657204657Congenital Absence of Left Circumflex Artery Detected by Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography: A Case ReportKeerati Hongsakul0Ruedeekorn Suwannanon1Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, 15 Kanchanavanit Road, Hat Yai 90110, ThailandDepartment of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, 15 Kanchanavanit Road, Hat Yai 90110, ThailandThe congenital absence of the left circumflex artery (LCx) is a very rare congenital anomaly of coronary arteries, but it is benign. Currently, the best modality for the diagnosis of coronary anomalies is computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA). We report a case of congenitally absent LCx with an atypical chest pain.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/204657
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Congenital Absence of Left Circumflex Artery Detected by Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography: A Case Report
Case Reports in Vascular Medicine
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title Congenital Absence of Left Circumflex Artery Detected by Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography: A Case Report
title_short Congenital Absence of Left Circumflex Artery Detected by Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography: A Case Report
title_full Congenital Absence of Left Circumflex Artery Detected by Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography: A Case Report
title_fullStr Congenital Absence of Left Circumflex Artery Detected by Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Congenital Absence of Left Circumflex Artery Detected by Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography: A Case Report
title_sort congenital absence of left circumflex artery detected by computed tomography coronary angiography: a case report
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Vascular Medicine
issn 2090-6986
2090-6994
publishDate 2012-01-01
description The congenital absence of the left circumflex artery (LCx) is a very rare congenital anomaly of coronary arteries, but it is benign. Currently, the best modality for the diagnosis of coronary anomalies is computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA). We report a case of congenitally absent LCx with an atypical chest pain.
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