Single coronary artery arising from the left sinus of valsalva

Ayfer Mavi; Alper Sercelik; Resat Ayalp; Erdem Gumusburun; Talantbek Batyraliev

Abstract

A single coronary artery is a rare congenital anomaly of the coronary arteries where only one coronary artery arises from the aortic trunk by a single coronary ostium, supplying the entire heart. We report a case of a 57-year-old woman with atypical chest pain, in whom coronary angiography showed a L-I subtype single coronary artery (arising from a single ostium in the left sinus of valsalva) without associated cardiovascular disease. The clinical significance and subtype of the single coronary artery are discussed.

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