Single coronary artery arising from the right sinus of Valsalva presenting with chest pain

Authors

  • Charlene Liew
  • Michael MacDonald
  • Angeline C. C. Poh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3941/jrcr.v10i12.3016

Keywords:

Cardiac imaging, Computed Tomography, Congenital anomaly, Chest pain, coronary vessels

Abstract

Single coronary artery is a rare anomaly, with a reported incidence of 0.024%. It can be diagnosed on coronary computed tomography angiography, where the presence of ostial narrowing and compression between the great vessels must be carefully excluded, since these malignant forms can lead to sudden cardiac death and other ischemic complications. We describe a case of single coronary artery arising from the right sinus of Valsalva presenting with symptoms of ischemic chest pain.

Author Biographies

Charlene Liew

Consultant Radiologist

Director of Cardiothoracic Imaging

Subspecialty site representative for cardiothoracic imaging, Singhealth Residency Program

 

Michael MacDonald

Consultant Cardiologist

Angeline C. C. Poh

Senior Consultant Radiologist, Chief of Radiology,

Changi General Hospital

Published

2016-12-20

Issue

Section

Cardiac Imaging