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Case Reports
. 2016 Oct;38(8):987-90.
doi: 10.1007/s00276-016-1634-9. Epub 2016 Jan 29.

Anomalous left main coronary artery detected by CT angiography

Ernesto Forte  1 , Marianna Inglese  2 , Teresa Infante  2 , Concetta Schiano  2 , Claudio Napoli  2   3 , Andrea Soricelli  2 , Marco Salvatore  2 , Carlo Tedeschi  4
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Anomalous left main coronary artery detected by CT angiography

Ernesto Forte et al. Surg Radiol Anat. 2016 Oct.

Abstract

The growing improvements of computed tomography have made this technique more and more available for cardiac evaluation. Coronary artery anomalies (CAAs) are often incidental findings in subjects with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD) undergoing coronary angiography or computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA). In some cases, CAAs can be clinically relevant so their identification could change radically patient management and treatment. We report the case of a 68-year-old male patient with known CAD and associated anomalous origination of the left coronary artery from the opposite sinus.

Keywords: Computed tomography coronary angiography; Coronary angiography; Coronary anomalies; Coronary artery bypass graft.

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