Detection of Coronary Artery and Aortic Arch Anomalies in Patients with Tetralogy of Fallot Using CT Angiography. 2022

Zsófia Kakucs, and Erhard Heidenhoffer, and Marian Pop
Mures County Clinical Emergency Hospital, 540136 Targu Mures, Romania.

Background: Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is the most common form of cyanotic congenital heart disease (CHD). Furthermore, the prevalence of anomalous origin of a coronary artery is higher in patients with TOF than in the general population (6% vs. ≤1%). Preoperative assessment of cardiovascular anatomy using computed tomography (CT) angiography enables the adaptation of the surgical approach to avoid potentially overlooked anomalies. Our purpose was to determine the prevalence of coronary artery and aortic arch anomalies in a cohort of TOF patients. Methods: In this retrospective analysis, data were collected from CT reports (2015-2021) of 105 TOF patients. All images were acquired using a 64-slice multi-detector CT (MDCT) scanner. Results: The median age of the patients was 38.7 months, with a male-to-female ratio of 1.39. The overall prevalence of coronary artery anomalies (CAAs) was 7.61% (8 of 105 cases). The anomalous origin and course of coronary arteries across the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT; prepulmonic course) were defined in 5.71% of cases (six patients). In four of these, the left anterior descending artery (LAD) originated from the right coronary artery (RCA), while in two cases, the RCA arose from the LAD. In the remaining two patients, the coronary arteries followed an interarterial course. The most frequent anomalous aortic arch pattern in the overall TOF population was the right aortic arch (RAA) with mirror image branching, seen in 20% of patients (21 cases). The most frequent anomaly of the supra-aortic trunks was bovine configuration, found in 17.14% (18 cases). Conclusions: The prevalence of CAAs and aortic arch anomalies detected by CT angiography was in line with the data reported in anatomical specimens. Therefore, this technique represents a powerful tool for the evaluation of congenital cardiovascular anomalies.

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