Single coronary artery with aortic regurgitation

Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2003 Nov-Dec;26(6):567-8. doi: 10.1007/s00270-003-2736-4.

Abstract

An isolated single coronary artery can be associated with normal life expectancy; however, patients are at an increased risk of sudden death. A case is reported of a 54-year-old man with several months of chest pressure with activity. On exercise Sestamibi stress testing, the patient developed a hypotensive response with no symptoms and minimal electrocardiographic changes. Nuclear scanning demonstrated reversible septal and lateral perfusion defects consistent with severe ischemia. Coronary angiography revealed a single coronary artery with the right coronary artery arising from the left main. There were high-grade stenotic lesions in the left anterior descending and circumflex arteries with only moderate atherosclerotic disease in the right coronary artery. An aortogram showed 2-3+ aortic regurgitation, with an ejection fraction of 45% on ventriculography. The patient underwent four-vessel revascularization and aortic valve replacement and did well postoperatively.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / complications
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
  • Coronary Artery Bypass
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies / complications
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies / surgery*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Radiography