title: The incidence of coronary anomalies on routine coronary computed tomography scans.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aimed to assess the incidence of coronary anomalies using 64-multi-slice coronary computed tomography (MSCT).
  
  
  METHODS
  The diagnostic MSCT scans of 745 consecutive patients were reviewed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The incidence of coronary anomalies was 4.96%. The detected coronary anomalies included the conus artery originating separately from the right coronary sinus (RCS) (n = 8, 1.07%), absence of the left main artery (n = 7, 0.93%), a superior right coronary artery (RCA) (n = 7, 0.93%), the circumflex artery (CFX) arising from the RCS (n = 4, 0.53%), the CFX originating from the RCA (n = 2, 0.26%), a posterior RCA (n = 1, 0.13%), a coronary fistula from the left anterior descending artery and RCA to the pulmonary artery (n = 1, 0.13%), and a coronary aneurysm (n = 1, 0.13%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study indicated that MSCT can be used to detect common coronary anomalies, and shows it has the potential to aid cardiologists and cardiac surgeons by revealing the origin and course of the coronary vessels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Kadikoy Florence Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kanber Ocal
authors.initials: KO
authors.lastname: Karabay
authors.forename: Abdulmelik
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yildiz
authors.forename: Gurkan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Geceer
authors.forename: Ender
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Uysal
authors.forename: Bayram
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bagirtan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography; D054084:Myocardial Bridging / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology
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