Influence of aortopulmonary rotation on the anomalous coronary artery pattern in tetralogy of fallot.
Three main patterns of aortic sinus rotation were defined on 517 lateral angiograms of tetralogy of Fallot with 14 cases of anomalous coronary artery pattern occurring only in patients with a right anterior or right lateral aorta. The significant dependence of coronary artery types on the aortic sinus pattern made it possible to predict the predisposing coronary artery pattern in tetralogy of Fallot based on the aortic sinus pattern.
Chiu
I S
IS
Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei. ingsh@ha.mc.ntu.edu.tw
Wu
C S
CS
Wang
J K
JK
Wu
M H
MH
Chu
S H
SH
Hung
C R
CR
Lue
H C
HC
D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000002:abnormalities; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery