title: Coronary CT angiography: right atrial and ventricular muscle bridges of the right coronary artery.
abstract: Using cardiac computed tomography we examined a 72-year-old woman before surgery because of constrictive pericarditis after radiation therapy. Incidentally we discovered an anatomic variation of the right coronary artery with both atrial and ventricular muscle bridges. According to the patient's anamnesis and the characteristics of the courses the findings can be classified as not being harmful to the patient.
authors: Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany. Sebastian.D.Reinartz@ukaachen.de
authors: Sebastian Daniel
authors: SD
authors: Reinartz
authors: Sebastian
authors: S
authors: Reith
authors: Andreas H
authors: AH
authors: Mahnken
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D003331:Coronary Vessels; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*