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Unusual Coronary Collateral Circulation: Filling of a Totally Occluded Left Anterior Descending Artery by Direct Continuity from a Left Posterior Descending Artery
A patient with an unusual coronary collateral circulation is presented. The left anterior descending artery, which was totally occluded proximally, was filled directly by a contin uation of the left posterior descending artery. A thallium stress test revealed normal perfusion in the territory of the left anterior descending artery.
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