title: Single coronary artery: spectrum of imaging findings with multidetector CT.
abstract: Single coronary artery is a rare congenital anomaly in which a single artery arises from the aorta. The anomalous single trunk supplies blood to the entire heart. It is classified according to its origin, branching pattern, and course. The presence of a single coronary artery can be an isolated finding or associated with additional cardiac anomalies. Diagnosis is important because of therapeutic implications, although it is an incidental finding. As with any other coronary anomalies, its recognition is more common today because of increasing use of multidetector CT. The objective of this article is to review the classification of single coronary artery anomaly and its clinical significance and to illustrate the imaging findings on multidetector CT.
authors: Department of Radiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, Juan Badiano 1, Col. Sección XVI, 14080 Mexico City, Distrito Federal Mexico.
authors: Natalia
authors: N
authors: Aldana-Sepulveda
authors: Department of Radiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, Juan Badiano 1, Col. Sección XVI, 14080 Mexico City, Distrito Federal Mexico.
authors: Carlos S
authors: CS
authors: Restrepo
authors: Department of Radiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez, Juan Badiano 1, Col. Sección XVI, 14080 Mexico City, Distrito Federal Mexico. Electronic address: erickimura@ctcardiomexico.com.
authors: Eric
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authors: Kimura-Hayama
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000145:classification* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Lipton classification; Multidetector CT; Single coronary artery anomaly