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Javier Cuevas-Pérez1, Rodrigo Fernández1, Yván R Persia-Paulino1, Luis Gutiérrez2.
Abstract
We present the case of a 77-year-old man who came to the emergency room after a syncopal episode in the context of sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia for which electrical cardioversion was performed. In order to determine the etiology of the ventricular arrhythmic event, a study of the coronary anatomy was carried out using invasive coronary angiography, observing coronary arteries without significant lesions, although, as a chance finding, a coronary anomaly was described, with absence of the main coronary artery, with independent exit of circumflex (Cx) and anterior descending (AD) arteries of the right coronary sinus, originating the AD and right coronary artery from the same coronary ostium. These findings were later confirmed by computed tomography with 3D reconstruction. In addition, an interarterial path of AD (between aorta and pulmonary artery) and an intramuscular path of AD were observed, as well as a retro-aortic path of Cx. Given these findings, an implantable cardioverter defibrillator was implanted as secondary prevention. Good subsequent evolution with home discharge without incident. We present this case to help better understand these disorders, since they currently constitute a diagnostic challenge, since in many cases it is a chance finding in complementary tests or even in autopsies. It is also a relatively frequent cause of cardiorespiratory arrest in young patients. Of the many anatomical variables that make up the group of coronary anomalies, there is little bibliographic information on this anomaly presented, without finding images similar to those reported in this case.Entities:
Keywords: Coronary anomaly; Ventricular tachycardia; Coronary artery computed tomography
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Year: 2022 PMID: 34619750 PMCID: PMC9262305 DOI: 10.24875/ACM.20000457
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arch Cardiol Mex ISSN: 1665-1731
Figura 1A: trazado electrocardiográfico de una derivación que muestra la taquicardia ventricular. B y C: reconstrucción tridimensional con tomografía computarizada de las arterias coronarias. Se observa un trayecto intramuscular de la arteria descendente anterior (DA) (B) y un trayecto retroaórtico de la arteria circunfleja (Cx) (C). D: reconstrucción de la arteria aorta ascendente. CD: coronaria derecha.
Figura 2A: resonancia magnética cardiaca en secuencia de realce tardío de gadolinio con área de realce tardío intramiocárdico en la zona del tabique interventricular. B: tomografía por emisión de fotón único de perfusión miocárdica con 99Tc Myoview® tras estímulo con regadenosón en la que se evidenció una dudosa isquemia inferior, de intensidad ligera.