See Also: Anomalous Coronary Artery(health)
coronary artery(medicine)
coronary artery(dictionary)
right coronary artery(medicine)
Coronary artery disease(health)
right coronary artery branches(medicine)
coronary artery dominance(medicine)
Brachytherapy, coronary artery(health)
coronary artery aneurysm(medicine)
coronary artery anomalies(medicine)

Anomalous Coronary Artery (health)


The normal anatomy for the coronary arteries involves their origin from the aorta at each of two separate sites. Sometimes people can be born with the origin of a coronary artery that comes from an abnormal site and this can lead to problems of coronary ischemia which can subsequently lead to heart attack. Not all coronary anomalies need surgery, but some do and the specific operation depends on which of the many varieties of coronary anomalies is present.