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DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1185338
Right Coronary Artery Arising from the Pulmonary Trunk
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Abstract
The prevalence of coronary artery anomalies is reported to be around 0.3?1?%. An anomalous origin of the right coronary artery (RCA) is a rare condition but may lead to myocardial ischemia and sudden death. Diagnosis is mainly made by conventional coronary arteriography. Nowadays, multislice computed tomography is a new noninvasive imaging technique with excellent spatial resolution which can detect the origin and course of an anomalous coronary vessel. Here we report on a 67-year-old woman with an anomalous origin of the RCA arising from the pulmonary trunk. The anomaly was diagnosed by cardiac catheterization and confirmed by multislice computed tomography.
Publikationsverlauf
Eingereicht: 20. Oktober 2008
Publikationsdatum:
30. September 2009 (online)
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart New York
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