Anomalous Origin of a Right Coronary Artery With Extrinsic Compression Between the Great Vessels: The Intravascular Ultrasound Images.
10.4070/kcj.2008.38.7.390
- Author:
Jae Youn MOON
1
;
Hae Chang JEONG
;
Jae Yeong CHO
;
Doo Sun SIM
;
Hyung Wook PARK
;
Young Joon HONG
;
Ju Han KIM
;
Young Keun AHN
;
Myung Ho JEONG
Author Information
1. Cardiovascular Research Institute of Chonnam National University, The Heart Center of Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea. myungho@chollian.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Anomalies;
Computed tomography;
Intravascular ultrasonography
- MeSH:
Coronary Vessels;
Death, Sudden;
Humans;
Myocardial Infarction;
Myocardial Ischemia;
Ultrasonography, Interventional
- From:Korean Circulation Journal
2008;38(7):390-392
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The anomalous origin of the right coronary artery is a rare condition, but it has clinical importance because there have been reports of nonfatal or fatal myocardial infarction and sudden death associated with exercise for patients with this anatomy. We describe here a patient for whom 64 channel multi-detector row computed tomography was useful to identify this anomaly, and intravascular ultrasound was used to evaluate the myocardial ischemia by visualizing the coronary lumen.
