Boffano C, Chiribiri A, Cesarani F. Native whole-heart coronary imaging for the identification of anomalous origin of the coronary arteries.
Int J Cardiol 2008;
137:e27-8. [PMID:
18687486 DOI:
10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.05.075]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2008] [Accepted: 05/10/2008] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Congenital abnormalities of the coronary arteries are an uncommon cause of chest pain and in some cases may cause sudden cardiac death. We examined with magnetic resonance (MR) a 52 year-old woman presenting with effort angina, and positive treadmill stress test. Whole-heart coronary imaging performed without paramagnetic contrast agents revealed an anomalous origin of a single coronary artery from the right sinus of Valsalva. This is one of the first reports describing whole-heart coronary MR finding of an anomalous origin of the coronary arteries, obtained without contrast agents.
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