Intervention of a Large Diagonal Branch for Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Patient with a New Variant of the Dual Left Anterior Descending Artery.

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https://doi.org/10.4068/cmj.2022.58.1.61 C Chonnam Medical Journal, 2022 Chonnam Med J 2022;58:61-62 Corresponding Author: Young Joon Hong Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University Medical School, 160 Baekseo-ro, Dong-gu, Gwangju 61469, Korea Tel: +82-62-220-5778, Fax: +82-62-223-3105, E-mail: hyj200@hanmail.net Article History: Received January 6, 2021 Revised January 22, 2021 Accepted January 23, 2021 FIG. 1. Coronary angiography. (A, B) Left coronary angiogram shows a short left anterior descending artery (LAD) arising from the left main coronary artery and a big diagonal branch with severe stenosis (arrow) and unfavorable angulation (arrowhead). (C, D) Right coronary angiogram shows a long LAD originating from the right coronary sinus separately from the right coronary artery (arrow) and continuing as mid LAD (arrowhead). (E, F) Left coronary angiograms shows successful revascularization of the big diagonal branch of a short left anterior descending artery (arrow). (A, E) Anterior posterior cranial view. (B, F) Left anterior oblique caudal view. (C, D) Right anterior oblique view. Intervention of a Large Diagonal Branch for Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Patient with a New Variant of the Dual Left Anterior Descending Artery