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Navigating the Uncommon: PCI to an Anomalous Right Coronary Artery With a Malignant Course Following Failed Arterial Grafts

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posted on 2025-09-12, 11:27 authored by Ayman Helal, Mohsin Farooq, Mohamed Alama, Ibrahim Antoun
A 67‐year‐old male presented with non‐ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) with underlying anomalous origin of the right coronary artery (RCA) and a malignant course between the aorta and pulmonary artery. Previous CABG with LIMA and RIMA grafts had failed, leaving the patient with severe in‐stent restenosis (ISR) in the LAD and degenerated, blocked grafts. The patient underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to the anomalous RCA, which posed challenges in engagement due to its anomalous course. This case report discusses the complexities of managing such anatomies, emphasizing the role of CT coronary angiography, the difficulty of engaging anomalous arteries, and the techniques used to achieve successful PCI.<p></p>

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Author affiliation

College of Life Sciences Medical Sciences

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  • VoR (Version of Record)

Published in

Case Reports in Cardiology

Volume

2025

Issue

1

Pagination

8125980

Publisher

Wiley

issn

2090-6404

eissn

2090-6412

Copyright date

2025

Available date

2025-09-12

Editors

Shirotani M

Spatial coverage

United States

Language

en

Deposited by

Dr Ibrahim Antoun

Deposit date

2025-08-29

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Data from this study is available on request.

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