Right Coronary Artery Arising from the Pulmonary Trunk

Baskurt, M.
Yldz, A.
Caglar, I. M.
Klckesmez, K.
Okcun, B.
Ozkan, A. A.
Ersanl, M.
Gurmen, T.

¹Institution of Cardiology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
²Cardiology, TDV 29 Mayýs Hospital, istanbul, Turkey

CorrespondenceDr. Murat Baskurt Institution of Cardiology Istanbul University, Haseki FATIH, Haseki street, 34306 Istanbul, Turkey [email protected]

There is no conflict of interest.

received October 20, 2008

The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon 57(7):p 424-426, October 2009. | DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1185338

Abstract

The prevalence of coronary artery anomalies is reported to be around 0.3-1%. An anomalous origin of the right coronary artery (RCA) is a rare condition but may lead to myocardial ischemia and sudden death. Diagnosis is mainly made by conventional coronary arteriography. Nowadays, multislice computed tomography is a new noninvasive imaging technique with excellent spatial resolution which can detect the origin and course of an anomalous coronary vessel. Here we report on a 67-year-old woman with an anomalous origin of the RCA arising from the pulmonary trunk. The anomaly was diagnosed by cardiac catheterization and confirmed by multislice computed tomography.