Type:
Educational Exhibit
Keywords:
Arteries / Aorta, Cardiac, CT-Angiography, CAD, Education and training
Authors:
M. Betancourt Torres1, L. C. Figueroa-Diaz2, A. Saldana3, J. Maldonado2; 1San Juan/US, 2San Juan, PR/US, 3San Juan, Puerto Rico/US
DOI:
10.26044/ecr2019/C-3422
Conclusion
Coronary artery anomalies are a rare condition that can be found as an isolated finding or in conjunction with a congenital heart disease.
Many of the coronary artery anomalies have been found to be of little or no clinical significance,
yet coronary artery anomalies remain the second cause of sudden cardiac death among young athletes.
Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography (CCTA) has become the gold standard for diagnosing and classifying coronary artery anomalies as anomalies of origin,
course or termination.
Among the hemodynamically significant anomalies are the coronary atresia,
origin from a pulmonary artery,
interarterial course and coronary artery fistula which may lead to shunting,
ischemia or sudden cardiac death.
Using CCTA we can adequately diagnose these conditions,
resulting in prompt treatment in order to prevent complications.