The Origin of The Posterior Descending Artery from the 1st Septal Perforator: A Rare Anomaly

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Pankaj Jariwala

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Pankaj Jariwala
Department of Cardiology, Yashoda Hospitals, Somajiguda, Raj Bhavan Road, Hyderabad, Telangana

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The origin of the posterior descending artery [PDA] from the left anterior descending artery [LAD] or its branches is a rare coronary anomaly. The critical coronary lesions before the origin of the PDA in this circumstance can lead to large ischemia or infarction, which can be fatal. Coronary angiography is the investigation of choice. These patients should undergo early revasculazation.

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Images in Intervention

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Received: Sun 16, Jun 2019
Accepted: Tue 06, Aug 2019
Published: Mon 19, Aug 2019

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© 2023 Pankaj Jariwala. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.JICOA.2019.02.06