ABSTRACT
Coronary artery anomalies (CAAs) are a diverse group of congenital anomalies with an incidence ranging from 0.17% in autopsy cases to 1.2% in patients undergoing coronary angiography. The left coronary artery (LCA) originating from the right coronary sinus is a very rare CAA with a frequency of 0.03%. We present a very rare case of a cardiogenic shock as a consequence of an acute anterolateral myocardial infarction by a totally occlusive lesion in the long left main stem with a complete LCA arising from the right coronary sinus in an 85-year-old female. This lesion was successfully treated with 2 drug-eluting stents. This is perhaps the first published case about cardiogenic shock due to an acute myocardial infarction associated with this type of coronary anomalies, and it presents a special challenge in the catheter laboratory.
ABSTRACT
Bilateral coronary ostial stenosis without additional coronary artery involvement is a rare presentation of syphilitic aortitis, with most cases being identified post-mortem. Herein is presented a case of bilateral coronary ostial stenosis and aortic valve insufficiency caused by syphilitic aortitis without aneurysmal dilatation of the aorta. The patient underwent aortic root replacement and coronary artery bypass grafting. The intraoperative macroscopic findings raised the suspicion of an aortitis that was later confirmed to syphilitic aortitis on histological examination. It is of note that syphilis can be a cause of bilateral ostial stenosis in young adults with no predisposition to atherosclerosis, especially if combined with aortic insufficiency resulting from an isolated leaflet dysfunction.
