Right Coronary Artery Originating from the Left: Do Not Miss the Diagnosis!

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Anomaly</td><td class="align_center">Number of patients</td><td class="align_center">Prevalence (%)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">RCA from LCS</td><td class="align_center">16</td><td class="align_center">0.31</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">LCx from RCS or proximal RCA</td><td class="align_center">13</td><td class="align_center">0.25</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">LMCA from RCS</td><td class="align_center">3</td><td class="align_center">0.06</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">LCx from RCA and LAD from RCS</td><td class="align_center">1</td><td class="align_center">0.02</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">LAD from RCS</td><td class="align_center">1</td><td class="align_center">0.02</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">RCA from LAD</td><td class="align_center">1</td><td class="align_center">0.02</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td><div>LAD: left anterior descending; LMCA: left main coronary artery; LCS: left coronary sinus; LCx: left circumflex; RCA: right coronary artery; RCS: right coronary sinus.<br/></div></td></tr></table>

<div>Prevalence of anomalous origination of a coronary artery from the opposite sinus in 5165 patients who underwent a first coronary angiography.</div>

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Table 1: Right Coronary Artery Originating from the Left: Do Not Miss the Diagnosis! 