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.
Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece. soma@aias.gr
Sophie
S
Mavrogeni
Kostas
K
Spargias
Stefanos
S
Karagiannis
Panagiotis
P
Kariofilis
Dimosthenis D
DD
Cokkinos
Marouso
M
Douskou
Dennis V
DV
Cokkinos
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