scholarly journals Coronary Anomalies in 11,267 Southwest Chinese Patients Determined by Angiography

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Xin Jiang ◽  
Ping Zhou ◽  
Chunlan Wen ◽  
Zhao Yin ◽  
Tao Liu ◽  
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Background. The prevalence of coronary artery anomalies (CAAs) is rare and varies among different countries or areas. More importantly, the symptoms exhibited by some CAAs make the diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD) difficult and hamper the physician from making the right intervention for CAD patients. Objective. To investigate the prevalence of CAAs in 11,267 patients from three hospitals in Southwest China. Methods. 11,267 patients who have undergone coronary angiography from three Southwest China hospitals were investigated retrospectively. Dominance patterns, prevalence, and the location of each CAA were recorded and analyzed. Results. The presence of a dominant right coronary artery (RCA) was found in 60.58% of patients. CAAs were found in 11.12% (1258) patients, and 87.66% anomalies were located in the left anterior descending (LAD) artery and its branches. Most of CAAs were found to be myocardial bridges (MBs, 1060 cases, 9.41%). Other CAAs included anomalous coronary origin (43 cases, 0.38%), coronary artery fistulas (CAFs, 36 cases, 0.32%), and coronary artery aneurysm or ectasia (119 cases, 1.06%). It also noted that most anomalies were found with RCA originating from the left coronary sinus (79.07%), most CAFs were located in the LAD and its branches (58.33%), and most coronary artery ectasias were located in the RCA (43.25%). Conclusions. CAAs in patients from Southwest China were unique compared to other studies. Recognition of these CAAs is important for accurate diagnosis and treatment choice of patients with chest pain.

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 143
Author(s):  
Finesa Hasye ◽  
Yerizal Karani

Anomalies of the coronary artery are uncommon, with a reported incidence of 0.3% to 1.3% in the coronary angiography studies routinely performed for suspected atherosclerotic coronary disease. There were 0.92% incidence of anomalous origination of the right coronary artery from the left sinus and the 0.15% incidence of anomalous origination of the left coronary artery from the right sinus. Most coronary artery anomalies are diagnosed by invasive angiography performed to investigate suspected atherosclerotic coronary disease. There are two important managements for patient with anomaly coronary artery. First, these coronary anomalies should result in exclusion from participation in intense competitive sports to reduce the risk of a cardiac event or sudden death. Second, and more importantly, treatment for wrong sinus coronary artery anomalies are revascularization can be either surgical or percutaneous. Surgical intervention should be considered for high-risk varieties of anomalous coronary arteries, as this is the only treatment that has been demonstrated to improve coronary blood flow and carries a low morbidity and mortality.


2020 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Alexandre Bonfim ◽  
Ronald Souza ◽  
Sérgio Beraldo ◽  
Frederico Nunes ◽  
Daniel Beraldo

Right coronary artery aneurysms are rare and may result from severe coronary disease, with few cases described in the literature. Mortality is high, and therapy is still controversial. We report the case of a 72-year-old woman with arterial hypertension, and a family history of coronary artery disease, who evolved for 2 months with episodes of palpitations and dyspnea on moderate exertion. During the evaluation, a giant aneurysm was found in the proximal third of the right coronary artery. The patient underwent surgical treatment with grafting of the radial artery to the right coronary artery and ligation of the aneurysmal sac, with good clinical course.


2017 ◽  
Vol 06 (04) ◽  
pp. 250-257
Author(s):  
Yogesh Diwan ◽  
Deepa Diwan ◽  
Randhir S. Chauhan ◽  
Prakash C. Negi

Abstract Background: Anomalies of origin and course of one or both coronary arteries, with or without symptoms, are of special interest for anatomists, interventional cardiologists, and cardiac surgeons. Aims: To estimate the prevalence of coronary anomalies and their clinical aspects in North Indian population. Material and Methods: Study was done on patients undergoing coronary angiography for suspected coronary artery disease or for coronary intervention at a tertiary care centre in North India. Results: A total of 1130 patients [803 males, 327 females and mean age 57.37°10.60 years] were reviewed for coronary artery anomalies. Overall incidence of Coronary artery anomalies was 13 [1.15%] and was 1% in men and 1.53% in women. 38.46% of these patients were found to have ectopic origin of left circumflex [LCx] and in 23.08% of cases, ectopic origin of right coronary artery [RCA] was noted. Separate orifice for left anterior descending [LAD] and LCx in left coronary sinus [LCS] was observed in 0.27% cases, coronary artery fistula [CAF] in 0.09% cases and single coronary artery from LCS was found in 0.09% cases. Conclusions: The most common coronary anomalies were origin of LCx from RCA and presence of separate orifice for LAD and LCx in LCS. Dominance, gender and coronary artery disease [CAD] have no association with coronary anomalies.


Author(s):  
Xhevdet Krasniqi ◽  
Hajdin Çitaku

Coronary arteries supply the heart muscle with blood maintaining myocardial hemostasis and function. Coronary artery anomalies may persist after birth affecting cardiovascular system through haemodynamic impairment caused from shunting, ischaemia, especially in young children or adolescents and young adults. In patients undergoing coronary angiography the incidence of anomalous origination of the left coronary artery from right sinus is 0.15% and the right coronary artery from the left sinus is 0.92%. A recent classification of the coronary anomalies is based on anatomical considerations, recognizing three categories: anomalies of the origin and course, anomalies of the intrinsic coronary artery anatomy, and anomalies of the termination. In the setting of anomalous coronary artery from the opposite sinus, the proximal anomalous CA may run anterior to the pulmonary trunk (prepulmonic), posterior to the aorta (retroaortic), septal (subpulmonic), or between the pulmonary artery and the aorta itself (interarterial). Among them, only those with an interarterial aorta-pulmonary course are regarded as hidden conditions at risk of ischaemia and even sudden death. We presented two cases with anomalous origin of coronary arteries from opposite sinus, and two other cases with anomalous origin of left circumflex artery. The atherosclerotic coronary artery disease leads to the need of coronarography which can find out the presence of coronary artery anomalies. Anomalous origin of coronary artery that is present with atherosclerotic changes continues to exist as a challenge during treatment in interventional cardiology.


2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (10) ◽  
pp. 1510-1511
Author(s):  
Rachel Rosenthal ◽  
Hannah Obasi ◽  
Daniel D. Im

AbstractMyocarditis and coronary artery anomalies are both potentially life-threatening aetiologies of cardiac chest pain in children. We present a case of a young man presenting with non-exertional chest pain and subsequently found to have an anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the left coronary sinus with an interarterial course in addition to a diagnosis of myocarditis. The patient subsequently was able to undergo surgical correction of his anomalous coronary to mitigate the risk of sudden cardiac death.


2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 1041-1050
Author(s):  
Yiğit Çanga ◽  
Tolga S. Güvenç ◽  
Mehmet B. Karataş ◽  
Ali N. Çalık ◽  
Tolga Onuk ◽  
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AbstractBackgroundCoronary artery anomalies are a heterogeneous group of congenital disorders presenting with a wide spectrum of symptoms, ranging from vague chest pain to sudden cardiac death. Despite available data, there is no consensus about the classification, nomenclature, and outcomes of coronary anomalies in the normally connected heart. In this study, we aimed to investigate clinical and angiographic characteristics of coronary arterial anomalies, as well as the frequency of atherosclerotic involvement in anomalous coronaries, diagnosed at a tertiary referral centre.MethodsWe retrospectively reviewed coronary angiograms performed between 2011 and 2015 for the presence of a coronary anomaly. A total of 111 patients with a final diagnosis of coronary anomaly were included in the study group. We also recruited 110 age- and sex-matched patients who underwent coronary angiography because of symptomatic coronary artery disease as controls.ResultsAmong 36,893 coronary angiograms, 111 (0.30%) major coronary anomalies were found. Compared with controls, the prevalence of significant atherosclerotic coronary disease was lower in patients with coronary anomalies and stable symptoms (p=0.02); however, the prevalence of significant coronary atherosclerosis was similar among patients admitted with unstable angina or myocardial infarction (p>0.05). Compared with controls, patients with an anomalous left anterior descending coronary artery had significantly less atherosclerotic involvement than those in whom the left anterior descending artery was not anomalous (p=0.005).ConclusionsAlthough coronary artery anomalies are cited as a cause for myocardial ischaemia, atherosclerotic coronary artery disease is also frequent and may offer an alternative explanation to ischaemic symptoms. No predisposition to accelerated atherosclerosis was found, however, and atherosclerotic involvement was less frequent in some anomalous vessels.


2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. E1027-E1032
Author(s):  
Musa Muhtaroglu ◽  
Sevda Lafci Fahrioglu ◽  
Osman Beton ◽  
Sezgin İlgi

Background: Although the prevalence of coronary artery anomalies (CAA) is due to accidental and rare discoveries, it varies between different countries or geographies. CAA are rare congenital disorders having various clinical definitions. Its prevalence varies in angiographic and autopsy series in adult populations and is approximately 1% in average. While the incidence ranges from 0.2% to 5.64% in coronary angiographic (CAG) studies, it is around 0.3% in autopsy series. We aimed to estimate the frequency of CAA in our patient population. Methods: The coronary angiographic data of 4099 consecutive adult patients, who underwent CAG between January 2019 and December 2020, were analyzed and retrospectively studied. Results: The mean age of the total patients who underwent CAG was 61.59 ± 13.67 years (range, 18-98 years). CAA were found in 76 patients (1.85% incidence), origin and course anomaly in 62 patients (81.6%), and coronary artery termination anomaly in 14 patients (18.4%). Separate exits of the left anterior descending (LAD) and left circumflex (LCX) coronary artery from the left sinus of Valsalva (LSV) were the most common anomalies (36.84%). Coronary artery fistulas were seen in 14 (18.42%) patients. Abnormal origin of left circumflex artery (LCX) from the right coronary artery (RCA) or right sinus valsalva (RSV) was seen in 13 (17.11%) patients. Outflow anomalies from the contralateral coronary sinus were detected in 10 (13.16%) patients. Conclusion: The incidence and pattern of CAA in our patient population showed similarity with previous studies. Physicians should be aware of CAA that may be associated with potentially serious cardiac incidents, because recognition of these CAA is important for the decision of treatment procedures.


2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 167
Author(s):  
Abdurrahim Colak ◽  
Munacettin Ceviz ◽  
M. Hakan Tas ◽  
Hayri Ogul

Coronary artery aneurysm (CAA) is a rare type of coronary artery disease. The angiographic incidence of the coronary artery aneurysm is reportedly between 1.5% to 4.9%, and it is more frequent in men. We have successfully carried out a simultaneous “coronary bypass together with aneurysm ligation” operation on a patient with coronary heart disease and an aneurysm within the right coronary artery.


Author(s):  
Anita Nguyen ◽  
Ramachandra C. Reddy ◽  
Hartzell V. Schaff

Anomalous coronary arteries are relatively common, occurring in approximately 1.3% of the general population. Most variants of anomalous coronary arteries do not cause disability and have a benign course. Surgery is warranted to alleviate symptoms. However, some anomalies, such as a left coronary artery arising from the right sinus of Valsalva and passing between the great vessels or anomalous left coronary artery arising from the pulmonary artery, are considered malignant as they have been associated with sudden cardiac death or heart failure, and in these cases, surgery is indicated. Coronary artery fistulas are abnormal communications between a coronary artery and another cardiovascular structure. They are relatively rare, and surgical or transcatheter closure may be necessary in patients with large left-to-right shunts and/or regional myocardial ischaemia.


Author(s):  
Krupal Reddy ◽  
Sandip Patil ◽  
Harminder Singh

Anomalous coronary anomalies are technically challenging. We describe the case of a 48-year-old male who suffered an acute inferior wall myocardial infarction due to thrombotic total occlusion in an anomalous right coronary artery arising from the contralateral aortic sinus.


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