Right Coronary Artery Arising from the Pulmonary Trunk

Baskurt M., YYLDYZ A., CAGLAR I. M., KYLYCKESMEZ K., OKCUN B., Ozkan A., ...More

THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGEON, vol.57, no.7, pp.424-426, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 57 Issue: 7
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Doi Number: 10.1055/s-0029-1185338
  • Journal Name: THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGEON
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.424-426
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

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.