A very rare coronary artery anomaly: Twin circumflex arteries associated with acute coronary syndrome - two cases report
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http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4834-5572
Selma Kenar Tiryakioğlu
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3443-6593
Selvi Öztaş
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0867-3264
Alper Karakuş
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9632-395X
Abstract
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twin circumflex coronary artery, acute coronary syndrome, coronary artery anomaly
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