Anomalous origin of right coronary artery: magnetic resonance angiography and viability study.
OBJECTIVE
To detect origin and course and to evaluate viability in patients with anomalous RCA.


METHODS
3D coronary MR angiography and viability study using gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (Gd-MRI) was performed.


METHODS
A tertiary hospital center.


METHODS
Four patients, selected from the catheter lab, were studied.


RESULTS
Anomalous RCA from the left sinus of Valsalva was identified in all patients. Inferior myocardial infarction was documented in three patients.


CONCLUSIONS
Magnetic resonance imaging can non-invasively identify anomalous RCA and perform viability study in the same examination.
Mavrogeni
Sophie
S
Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece. soma@aias.gr
Spargias
Kostas
K
Karagiannis
Stefanos
S
Kariofilis
Panagiotis
P
Cokkinos
Dimosthenis D
DD
Douskou
Marouso
M
Cokkinos
Dennis V
DV
D000328:Adult; D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000175:diagnosis; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D005260:Female; D005682:Gadolinium; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis; D009336:Necrosis; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000473:pathology
D005682:Gadolinium