A case report of right coronary artery agenesis diagnosed by computed tomography coronary angiography. 2020

Ernesto Forte, and Bruna Punzo, and Marco Agrusta, and Marco Salvatore, and Gianluca Spidalieri, and Carlo Cavaliere
IRCCS SDN, Naples.

BACKGROUND Single coronary artery is a rare condition characterized by the origin of a coronary that supplies the entire heart from a single coronary ostium. METHODS A 45-year-old woman with an altered exercise testing was addressed to a computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA) to rule out coronary artery disease (CAD). METHODS CTCA examination showed the absence of the right coronary artery (RCA). The left anterior descending artery and the left circumflex artery (LCX) presented regular origin and course and LCX provided the posterior interventricular artery and the posterolateral artery. METHODS As CTCA highlighted the absence of potentially life-threatening features related to coronary anomaly, no surgical treatment was advised. RESULTS The patient was dismissed, kept under pharmacological control and monitored over time. CONCLUSIONS CTCA is the first-choice imaging modality in patients with ECG abnormalities properly allowing the differential diagnosis between CAD and congenital heart disease.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D003330 Coronary Vessel Anomalies Malformations of CORONARY VESSELS, either arteries or veins. Included are anomalous origins of coronary arteries; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; CORONARY ANEURYSM; MYOCARDIAL BRIDGING; and others. Anomaly, Coronary Vessel,Coronary Vessel Anomaly
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D017023 Coronary Angiography Radiography of the vascular system of the heart muscle after injection of a contrast medium. Angiography, Coronary,Angiographies, Coronary,Coronary Angiographies

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