title: High takeoff of the right coronary artery associated with ventricular septal defect, right aortic arch, and bridging bronchus.
abstract: We report a case of a 14-year-old female with abnormally high takeoff of the right coronary artery (RCA) that was associated with a ventricular septal defect, right aortic arch, and bridging bronchus. During surgery, an exceptionally high takeoff of the RCA was discovered. Postoperative computed tomography confirmed the presence of the associated right aortic arch with anomalous branching pattern, and bridging bronchus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Institute of Surgery Research, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
authors.forename: Yijie
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Zhiping
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jianming
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Qianjin
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhong
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000601:surgery*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001980:Bronchi / Q000002:abnormalities*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D013504:Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome