Coronary artery anomalies - a short review

• Authors: David Zemanek , Josef Veselka
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Coronary artery anomalies are rare but sometimes important findings in the evaluation of the coronary artery. The majority of the anomalies are of benign prognosis, but others can be associated with cardiac symptoms and syndromes (angina, dyspnea, syncope, congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction and sudden death). The potentially serious anomalies include: ectopic coronary origin from the pulmonary artery; ectopic coronary origin from the opposite aortic sinus; and large coronary fistulae. Appropriate diagnosis is critical for recognition and management. Treatment can be performed by surgical or percutaneous approach. However, management is conservative in the majority of them. Contemporary diagnosis and clinical management of these anomalies are briefly reviewed and discussed in this article.

Keywords

EN

Coronary anomalies; diagnosis; management

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Open Medicine
• Year: 2007
• Volume: 2
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 140-153

Dates

published

1 - 6 - 2007

online

1 - 6 - 2007

Contributors

author

David Zemanek

• Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Centrum of University Hospital Motol, 150 06, Prague, Czech Republic

author

Josef Veselka

• Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Centrum of University Hospital Motol, 150 06, Prague, Czech Republic

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/s11536-007-0012-8