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Extremely high origin of the right coronary artery from the ascending aorta
J Piegger1, P Kovacs, E Ambach
1Institut für Anatomie und Histologie, Leopold-Franzens-Universität, Innsbruck, Austria. j.piegger@uibk.ac.at
Coronary artery anomalies, especially variations in the level of origin, are frequent. In most cases, the origin lies just a few millimeters superior to the supravalvular ridge; ectopic origins of more than one centimeter above this border are rare. We report a case in which the right coronary artery arises from the ascending aorta 38 mm above the supravalvular ridge.
Coronary artery anomalies, especially variations in the level of origin, are frequent. In most cases, the origin lies just a few millimeters superior to the supravalvular ridge; ectopic origins of more than one centimeter above this border are rare. We report a case in which the right coronary artery arises from the ascending aorta 38 mm above the supravalvular ridge.