Surgical management of an anomalous right coronary artery

Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care. 2020 Dec;9(8):NP1-NP2. doi: 10.1177/2048872616632154. Epub 2016 Feb 8.

Abstract

Anomalous aortic origin of coronary arteries is a rare congenital heart disease that can be associated with sudden death. We present the case of a young patient who sustained a cardiac arrest revealing an anomalous origin of the right coronary artery. Unroofing and pericardial enlargement of the coronary artery ostia was performed and the patient is actually asymptomatic.

Keywords: Coronary artery anomalies; sudden death; unroofing.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Computed Tomography Angiography
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies / complications
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies / diagnosis
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies / surgery*
  • Coronary Vessels / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Vessels / surgery*
  • Heart Arrest / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Myocardial Revascularization / methods*