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A Case of Aorta-Right Atrial Tunnel Presented with an Asymptomatic Murmur

  • Kim, Kyoung-Nyoun (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Maryknoll Medical Center) ;
  • Cho, Kyoung-Im (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kosin University School of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Jae-Joon (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Maryknoll Medical Center) ;
  • Kang, Ji-Hoon (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Maryknoll Medical Center) ;
  • Goo, Ja-Jun (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Maryknoll Medical Center) ;
  • Lee, Ja-Young (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Maryknoll Medical Center) ;
  • Kim, Seong-Man (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Maryknoll Medical Center)
  • Published : 2013.09.30
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Abstract

Aorta-right atrial tunnel is a rare and distinct congenital anomaly. It is a vascular channel that originates from one of the sinuses of Valsalva with a tortuous course anterior or posterior to the ascending aorta, and terminates either in the superior vena cava or in the right atrium (RA). We report a 42-year-old female briefly with aorta-right atrial tunnel in which the left coronary artery arose from the tunnel and terminated into the RA.

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