Origin of the left anterior descending coronary artery from the pulmonary artery
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CongenItal Anomallous Origin of Left Anterior Descending Artery from RIight Coronary Artery
Congenital anomalies of the coronary arteries have been a known subject since the advent of cardiac angiography, and has been a subject of special interest by both cardiologists and cardiac surgeons, We have tried in this article to present a case of anomalous origin of LAD from RCA (RMT) in a 55 year old lady (Mrs. B.J.) and to completely discuss this subject. It's worthmentioning that thi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
سال: 1984
ISSN: 0735-1097
DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(84)80451-9