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Article: An uncommon congenital anomaly of coronary arteries misdiagnosed as intracoronary thrombus: woven coronary artery disease/Intrakoroner trombus olarak yanlis tani alan nadir bir konjenital koroner arterler anomalisi: "woven" koroner arter hastaligi.
- Article from:
- The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology (Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi)
- Article date:
- December 1, 2006
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Introduction
Woven coronary artery disease is a rare congenital malformation characterized by dividing coronary arteries into thin channels, which then join distally (1). This morphology has been previously described in both right and left coronary arteries and may be associated with acute coronary syndromes. Probably most of these anomalies are misdiagnosed by many clinicians. We report a case of right woven coronary artery disease, causing a misdiagnosis as intracoronary thrombus formation.
Case Report
A 56-year-old patient had coronary angiography in 1993 for stable angina pectoris and exercise dyspnea post acute inferior myocardial infarction. The coronary ...