Anomalous Origin of Right Coronary Artery Originating from the Pulmonary Trunk (ARCAPA): an Incidental Finding in a Patient Presenting with Chest Pain.

Pragathi Balakrishna; Michael Illovsky; Youssef M Al-Saghir; Abdul M Minhas

doi:10.7759/CUREUS.1172

Anomalous Origin of Right Coronary Artery Originating from the Pulmonary Trunk (ARCAPA): an Incidental Finding in a Patient Presenting with Chest Pain.

Pragathi Balakrishna
, Michael Illovsky
, Youssef M Al-Saghir
, Abdul M Minhas

HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital

Graduate Medical Education, Orange Park Medical Center.
Cardiology, Orange Park Medical Center.

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Original language	American English
Journal	Cureus
Volume	9
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7759/CUREUS.1172
State	Published - Apr 17 2017

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Medicine and Health Sciences
Cardiology
Internal Medicine

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