Ayman A El-Menyar1, K M Das, Jassim Al-Suwaidi. 1. Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hamad Medical Corporation and Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Monocuspal origin of all three coronary arteries through separate ostia from the right aortic sinus (RCS) is a rare occurrence. To date, the use of multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) for imaging of congenitally abnormal coronary arteries has been discussed only in few individual case reports. OBJECTIVE: To describe the role of MDCT coronary angiography in the evaluation of two rare cases of monocuspal origin of all three coronary from RCS. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We had a retrospective review of clinical information and imaging studies for two patients presented with chest pain. Both patients underwent conventional coronary angiography followed by noninvasive imaging with MDCT. RESULTS: Both patients had anomalous origin of the all three coronary arteries from the RCS. In one case the LAD took an intramural course in between the aorta and the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) while it passed anterior to the RVOT in the other patient. In the first patient, there was also associated coronary fistula to the right ventricle along with right coronary artery (RCA) and left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) narrowing. Both the stenosed segments were successfully stented and were demonstrated to be patent in the subsequent MDCT. CONCLUSION: Monocuspal origin of all three coronary artery from the RCS is a rare anomaly, can be reliably diagnosed by MDCT. CT angiogram is a convenient complementary tool for the coronary arteriography.
BACKGROUND: Monocuspal origin of all three coronary arteries through separate ostia from the right aortic sinus (RCS) is a rare occurrence. To date, the use of multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) for imaging of congenitally abnormal coronary arteries has been discussed only in few individual case reports. OBJECTIVE: To describe the role of MDCT coronary angiography in the evaluation of two rare cases of monocuspal origin of all three coronary from RCS. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We had a retrospective review of clinical information and imaging studies for two patients presented with chest pain. Both patients underwent conventional coronary angiography followed by noninvasive imaging with MDCT. RESULTS: Both patients had anomalous origin of the all three coronary arteries from the RCS. In one case the LAD took an intramural course in between the aorta and the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) while it passed anterior to the RVOT in the other patient. In the first patient, there was also associated coronary fistula to the right ventricle along with right coronary artery (RCA) and left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) narrowing. Both the stenosed segments were successfully stented and were demonstrated to be patent in the subsequent MDCT. CONCLUSION: Monocuspal origin of all three coronary artery from the RCS is a rare anomaly, can be reliably diagnosed by MDCT. CT angiogram is a convenient complementary tool for the coronary arteriography.
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