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Review
. 2005 Sep;91(9):1240-5.
doi: 10.1136/hrt.2004.057299.

Congenital anomalies of the coronary arteries

Michael Hauser  1
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Review

Congenital anomalies of the coronary arteries

Michael Hauser. Heart. 2005 Sep.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA). AV, aortic valve; Cx, circumflex coronary artery; LAD, left anterior descending coronary artery; MV, mitral valve; PV, pulmonic valve; RCA, right coronary artery; TV, tricuspid valve.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Echocardiogram of a patient with ALCAPA showing abnormal flow.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Dilated right coronary artery associated with ALCAPA.
Figure 4
Figure 4
Origin of the left main coronary artery (LMCA) from the right sinus of Valsalva. Top left: the LMCA passes between the aorta and pulmonary trunk, posteriorly and adjacent to the pulmonary trunk. Top right: the LMCA passes anteriorly over the right ventricular outflow tract. Bottom left: the LMCA may course along the crista supraventricularis intramyocardially or subendocardially, surfacing in the proximal interventricular sulcus. Bottom right: the LMCA may rise to the right of the right coronary artery and pass posteriorly to the aortic root.
Figure 5
Figure 5
Coronary artery compression.
Figure 6
Figure 6
Colour Doppler echocardiography used for detecting congenital arterio-venous or arterio-arterial fistulae (CAF).
Figure 7
Figure 7
Coronary angiogram during interventional catheterisation in a patient with CAF.
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