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Clinical and Paraclinical Characteristics of Patients With Coronary Artery Anomalies Cover

Clinical and Paraclinical Characteristics of Patients With Coronary Artery Anomalies

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|Apr 2022

Figures & Tables

Figure 1

Frequency of left and right coronary artery anomalies.
Frequency of left and right coronary artery anomalies.

Figure 2

Types of coronary lesions between patients with coronary artery anomalies.
Types of coronary lesions between patients with coronary artery anomalies.

Figure 3

Anomalous origin of left circumflex artery from the right coronary artery.
Anomalous origin of left circumflex artery from the right coronary artery.

Figure 4

Anomalous origin of left coronary artery from right coronary sinus of Valsalva [8].
Anomalous origin of left coronary artery from right coronary sinus of Valsalva [8].

Figure 5

Anomalous origin of right coronary artery from the left anterior descending artery.
Anomalous origin of right coronary artery from the left anterior descending artery.

Baseline clinical characteristics of patients with coronary anomalies

  • Age 65 (42–81)
  • GenderFemale59%
Male
  • Presenting symptoms
Typical chest pain 32.25%
Atypical chest pain 61.29%
No chest pain 6.46%
Presenting with STEMI 6.45%
Presenting with NSTE-ACS 6.45%
  • Risk factors
Hypertension 77.4%
Diabetes 16.12%
Dyslipidemia 64.51%
Smoking 25.8%
  • Underling cardiac problems
Previous myocardial infarction 16.12%
Previous coronary intervention 25.8%
Previous dilated cardiomyopathy 19.35%
Valvular heart disease (at least moderate severity) 35.5%

Annuary incidence of different types of coronary artery anomalies

Type of coronary artery anomalyNumberIncidence among 5832 (%)
Anomalous origin of LCx from the RCA120.205%
Anomalous origin of RCA from right coronary sinus of Valsalva60.102%
Anomalous origin of RCA from left coronary sinus of Valsalva30.051%
Anomalous origin of LCA from right coronary sinus of Valsalva (figure 4)10.017%
FistulasLCx to left atrium10.017%
LCx to pulmonary artery20.034%
LAD to pulmonary artery10.017%
Anomalous origin of marginal branch from right coronary sinus of Valsalva10.017%
Anomalous origin of RCA from the LAD10.017%
Anomalous origin of LAD from right coronary sinus of Valsalva10.017%
Anomalous origin of LAD from the RCA10.017%
Anomalous origin of LCx from right coronary sinus of Valsalva10.017%
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjc-2022-0001 | Journal eISSN: 2734-6382 | Journal ISSN: 1220-658X
Language: English
Page range: 10 - 13
Published on: Apr 22, 2022
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2022 Lucian Predescu, Adrian Bucsa, Marian Croitoru, Adrian Mereuta, Pavel Platon, Marin Postu, Lucian Zarma, Leonard Licheardopol, Dan Deleanu, published by Romanian Society of Cardiology
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