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(Circulation. 1956;14:800.)
© 1956 American Heart Association, Inc.

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Anomalies of the Coronary Arteries and their Clinical Significance

RALPH W. ALEXANDER M.D.¹ GEORGE C. GRIFFITH M.D.¹

¹ From the Department of Medicine (Cardiology), University of Southern California School of Medicine, and the Los Angeles County Hospital, Los Angeles, Calif.

Fifty-four cases with anomalies involving the coronary artery circulation were found among 18,950 autopsies during a 10-year period at the Los Angeles County Hospital. The purpose of this survey is to present the different types of coronary artery anomalies and to elucidate their practical clinical significance.

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