Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus II: Cardiovascular System
Ronald A. Bergman, PhD
Adel K. Afifi, MD, MS
Ryosuke Miyauchi, MD
Peer Review Status: Internally Peer Reviewed
Upper.The right coronary originated from the right sinus of the pulmonary trunk. In this case of a 74-year-old male, no disability was found.
Middle, Left.In this case, only one artery (the right coronary) arose from the aorta. The left circumflex and the anterior descending coronary arose from the right coronary sequentially. On the right, the posterior view of the exterior of the heart.
Middle, Right.In this case, both coronary arteries arose from the left aortic sinus.
Lower, Left.In this illustration, the left circumflex coronary artery arose from the right coronary artery. The anterior descending coronary arose independently from the left aortic sinus.
Lower, Right.Similar to that on the left side.
redrawn from White and Edwards, 1948.
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