Research Article

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

Table 2

Baseline patient characteristics.

All ACAOS ()RCA from LCS ()Others ()

Age (years), mean ± SD60 ± 13.755.9 ± 17.163.6 ± 9.2
Male, n (%)24 (69)9 (56)15 (79)
Diabetes mellitus, n (%)4 (11)2 (13)2 (11)
Current or prior smoker, n (%)20 (57)9 (56)11 (58)
Hypertension, n (%)19 (54)9 (56)10 (53)
Hyperlipidemia, n (%)10 (29)7 (44)3 (16)
Family history early CAD, n (%)3 (9)3 (19)3 (16)

ACAOS: anomalous origination of a coronary artery from the opposite sinus; CAD: coronary artery disease; LAD: left anterior descending; LMCA: left main coronary artery; LCS: left coronary sinus; LCx: left circumflex; RCA: right coronary artery; RCS: right coronary sinus; others include LCx from RCS or proximal RCA (), LMCA from RCS (), LCx from RCA and LAD from RCS (), LAD from RCS (), and RCA from LAD ().