Third Coronary Artery Observed in a South Indian Male Cadaver: a Case Report

Authors

  • Sreenivasulu Reddy Department of Anatomy, Kasturba Medical College International Center, Manipal
  • Seetharama Bhat Department of Anatomy, Kasturba Medical College International Center, Manipal
  • Rakesh Vasavi Department of Anatomy, Kasturba Medical College International Center, Manipal
  • Naveen Bandarupalli Department of Anatomy, Mamata Medical College, Khammam
  • Raghu Jetti Department of Anatomy, Melaka Manipal Medical College (Manipal Campus), International Centre for Health Sciences, Manipal
  • Venkata Ramana Vollala Department of Anatomy, Melaka Manipal Medical College (Manipal Campus), International Centre for Health Sciences, Manipal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5457/ams.v39i2.137

Keywords:

coronary artery, aortic sinus, heart, cadaver

Abstract

We present a case of third coronary artery arising directly from the anterior aortic sinus of Valsalva in a 60 year old male cadaver. It coursed in the epicardium downward, forward and to left on the sternocostal surface of the right ventricle up to the apex of heart where it anastomosed with left anterior descending artery. During its course it gave small ventricular branches to the right and left ventricles. Clinical importance and embryology of the variation are discussed.

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Published

2010-04-25

Issue

Vol. 39 No. 2 (2010)

Section

Case reports

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