Right coronary artery arising from pulmonary trunk: assessment with conventional coronary angiography and multislice computed tomography coronary angiography.
We present a case of a 59-year-old man who was admitted to the hospital because of atypical chest pain and dyspnea. Conventional coronary angiography showed an anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the pulmonary trunk. The patient underwent multislice computed tomography in order to clarify the origin and course of the anomalous vessel. The aim of this report is to emphasize the role of multislice computed tomography as an accurate noninvasive imaging tool in the evaluation of coronary artery anomalies.
Tedeschi
Carlo
C
Cardiology Unit, 'San Gennaro' Hospital, ASL Napoli 1, Naples, Italy bLaboratory of Interventional Cardiology, 'Clinica Mediterranea', Naples, Italy. carlo.tedeschi@hotmail.it
Briguori
Carlo
C
De Rosa
Roberto
R
Ratti
Gennaro
G
Cademartiri
Filippo
F
Sacco
Maurizio
M
Borrelli
Francesco
F
Tammaro
Paolo
P
Midiri
Massimo
M
Capogrosso
Paolo
P
D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D003287:Contrast Media; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007479:Iopamidol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D003287:Contrast Media; C057937:iomeprol; D007479:Iopamidol