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Case Reports
. 2020 Sep 6;13(9):e237651.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-237651.

Bilateral origin of a split circumflex coronary artery

Sharath Babu Nelagondanahalli Manjunath  1 , Anoop George Alex  2 , Lijo Varghese  3 , Oommen Kattunilam George  2
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Case Reports

Bilateral origin of a split circumflex coronary artery

Sharath Babu Nelagondanahalli Manjunath et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: cardiovascular medicine; interventional cardiology.

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Competing interests: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Selective angiogram of the left coronary system (right anterior oblique view with caudal angulation) showing circumflex artery (vertical arrow) continuing as second obtuse marginal artery (horizontal arrow). Distal circumflex artery not seen.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Selective angiogram of the left coronary system (left anterior oblique view) showing left main coronary artery dividing into the left anterior descending artery (horizontal arrow) and circumflex artery (vertical arrow) which continues as second obtuse marginal artery after giving off the first obtuse marginal artery.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Selective angiogram of the right coronary system (right anterior oblique view) showing the vessel originating from the right coronary artery that crosses to the left side (blue vertical arrow). this vessel continues as distal circumflex artery (yellow vertical arrow) giving off the third obtuse marginal artery (blue horizontal arrow). Occluded right coronary artery noted (yellow horizontal arrow).
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