title: Woven coronary arteries: A detailed review.
abstract: A woven coronary artery is a rare congenital vascular variation that involves the separation of the artery into several thin channels, which later merge distally to form a single lumen. This mesh of intertwining small vessels may occur anywhere along the vessel and may be present in multiple coronaries. Although generally a benign incidental finding, there have been reported cases of associated ischemia, thrombus and atherosclerotic plaque formation and complications with cardiac intervention procedures. In this review, we have analyzed and compiled all the reported data pertaining to woven coronary arteries and highlighted its relevance to clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomical Sciences, St. George's University, School of Medicine, Grenada West Indies.|Department of Internal Medicine, Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, Bronx, New York.
authors.forename: Shamfa C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Joseph
authors.affiliation: Division of Pre-Clinical Sciences, New York College of Podiatric Medicine, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Anthony V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: D'antoni
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomical Sciences, St. George's University, School of Medicine, Grenada West Indies.|Children's Hospital, Pediatric Neurosurgery, Birmingham, Alabama.
authors.forename: R Shane
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Tubbs
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, University of Varmia and Mazuria, Olsztyn, Poland.
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gielecki
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomical Sciences, St. George's University, School of Medicine, Grenada West Indies.|Department of Anatomy, University of Varmia and Mazuria, Olsztyn, Poland.
authors.forename: Marios
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Loukas
mesh_terms: D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence
keywords: cardiovascular variant; coronary artery; coronary variation; woven blood vessels