title: Primary congenital anomalies of the coronary arteries: a coronary arteriographic study in Western Turkey.
abstract: Coronary artery anomalies are found in 0.6% to 1.5% of coronary angiograms. Angiographic recognition of these vessels is important because of their clinical significance and importance in patients undergoing coronary angioplasty or cardiac surgery. We reviewed the database of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory of Uludag Medical University in Bursa, Turkey. All patients who were subjected to coronary angiography from 1994 to 2001 were included. The study included 12,059 patients who underwent diagnostic coronary arteriography during the 8 year period. One hundred patients had primary congenital coronary anomalies. Ninty-five (95%) of the patients had anomalies of origin and distribution while five (5%) had coronary artery fistulae. The left main coronary artery (LMCA) was the most common anomalous vessel involved (forty-eight (48%) of the patients). An LMCA distribution anomaly was observed in these 48 patients. An anomalous right coronary artery (RCA) was the second most common anomaly, seen in twenty-two (22%) of the patients. An anomalous circumflex artery (Cx) was the third most common anomaly, seen in seventeen. Five patients had a coronary artery fistulae. The fistulae in our series were small without significant shunt circulation. Primary congenital coronary anomalies are isolated lesions and generally have no relation with other congenital heart diseases. They do not appear to be associated with an increased risk for development of coronary atherosclerosis. Angiographic recognition of these vessels is important because of their clinical significance and importance in patients undergoing coronary angioplasty or cardiac surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Uludag University School of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aydinlar
authors.forename: Davran
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ciçek
authors.forename: Tunay
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sentürk
authors.forename: Kani
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gemici
authors.forename: Osman Akin
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Serdar
authors.forename: Ali Rlza
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Kazazoglu
authors.forename: Ethem
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kumbay
authors.forename: Jale
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cordan
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016208:Databases, Factual; D006801:Humans; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology