Intra-atrial course of the right coronary artery demonstrated at computed tomography coronary angiography

J Thorac Imaging. 2010 Nov;25(4):W115-7. doi: 10.1097/RTI.0b013e3181cc05d0.

Abstract

Anomalies of the course of the right coronary artery are relatively rare but are diagnosed with increasing frequency by noninvasive coronary computed tomography angiography. Although most findings of right coronary artery anomalies are inconsequential, there are certain variants that can result in catastrophic complications during surgical or interventional procedures if not recognized. We present a case of intra-atrial course of the right coronary artery noninvasively diagnosed by dual-source computed tomography coronary angiography.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Chest Pain / etiology
  • Contrast Media
  • Coronary Angiography / methods*
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies / complications
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies / diagnostic imaging*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hyperlipidemias / complications
  • Hypertension / complications
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional / methods
  • Iopamidol
  • Middle Aged
  • Radiographic Image Enhancement / methods
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*

Substances

  • Contrast Media
  • Iopamidol