ELI5- I am looking at report from an angiogram. It specifically states: “Anomalous origin of the left sided coronary arteries from the right coronary cusp.”
This is from an elderly patient. I understand how the heart works. I understand the literature I have read about anomalous origins of different parts of the heart. I cannot find anything about this in particular. (I am not a doctor.) Can someone explain to me what this means and what the effect of it would be?
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I found this:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7243662/#__ffn_sectitle
It says that weirdly shaped arteries can become obstructed. No or lacking blood flow can be fatal.
>Conclusions
>Despite stenosis being non-significant in the coronary arteries per se, CABG [coronary artery bypass grafting] was required in all three of our patients. It’s possible that the compression of LMCA between the aorta and pulmonary artery may have led to their presentation. LMCA from the right sinus of Valsalva is thus a rare but often fatal anomaly. Due to a lack of data and inability to predict the risk of sudden cardiac death, major society guidelines recommend surgical intervention (class 1 recommendation) for all patients regardless of ischemia or symptoms.
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