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Single Coronary Artery with "High Take-off" Origin in a Patient with Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis

A Case Report

Ramazan Atak, MD

Mehmet Ileri, MD

Ahmet Duran Demir, MD

Emine Kütük, MD

Hakan Tikiz, MD

Takent sokak, Ersan Apt, 27/6 06600, Kurtulu Ankara, Türkiye

In this case report, a patient with rheumatic mitral stenosis and R-1 subtype single coronary artery arising from the ascending aorta ("high take-off" origin) and coursing between the aorta and pulmonary artery is presented. The clinical significance and differ ential diagnosis are discussed. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first case reported in the literature with a single R-1 subtype coronary artery that shows "high take-off" origin.

Angiology, Vol. 50, No. 3, 261-265 (1999)
DOI: 10.1177/000331979905000312


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