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Single coronary artery: recent considerations.

T H Hunt
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Although traditionally regarded as a minor congenital variation, a reconsideration of the single coronary artery anomaly indicates the potentially profound clinical significance of this entity--notably the consequences of coronary artery disease, the risk of sudden death at an early age, and the technical difficulties presented in cardiac surgery. To this point, it has recently been observed that 15% of individuals with isolated single coronary artery present with severe cardiac difficulties before age 40 years.

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T H Hunt. 1978. Single coronary artery: recent considerations.. https://doi.org/10.1097/00007611-197808000-00023

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