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http://dx.doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2013.43.9.640

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)
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Korean Circulation Journal / v.43, no.9, 2013 , pp. 640-643 More about this Journal
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.
Keywords
Aorta; Right atrium; Coronary vessel anomalies; Coronary angiography;
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