Right coronary artery
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![Coronary arteries (labeled in red text) and other major landmarks (in blue text). Right coronary artery is at left in the image.](/Images/godic/202412/21/Coronary_arteries5827.png")
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In the coronary circulation, the right coronary artery (RCA) is an artery originating above the right cusp of the aortic valve. It travels down the right atrioventricular groove, towards the crux of the heart. It branches into the posterior descending artery and the right marginal artery. Although rare, several anomalous courses of the right coronary artery have been described including origin from the left sinus of valsalva.