[Coronary vessel abnormalities of aortal origin].
Anomalies of aortal origin of the coronary vascular system are found in approximately one percent of the population and can be exactly documented by coronary angiography. Although such variants of origin and in the coronary vascular course are not associated with an increased incidence in coronary sclerosis, it is important that they be known for several reasons: 1. in order to avoid false interpretations of the coronarogram that can be of grave consequence, 2. for the selection of the correct incision at heart surgery, 3. a very rare anomaly, the origin of the trunk of the left coronary artery in the right Valsalva's sinus, is clearly related to sudden cardiac death in children and youths. A correct diagnosis can be life-saving.
D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans
Aortale Ursprungsanomalien der Koronargefässe.