https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2011.191

Coronary artery anomalies and their clinical relevance

Vol. 76 No. 2 (2011): Cardiac series
Submitted: December 9, 2015
Accepted: December 9, 2015
Published: December 9, 2015
coronary artery anomalies, coronary angiography
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Leonardo Misuraca
leo.misuraca@gmail.com
Cardiac catheterization laboratory, Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy.
Giovanni Benedetti
Cardiac catheterization laboratory, Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy.
Anna Sonia Petronio
Cardiac catheterization laboratory, Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy.
Marco De Carlo
Cardiac catheterization laboratory, Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy.
Piersilvio Chella
Cardiac catheterization laboratory, Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy.
Andrea Pieroni
Cardiac catheterization laboratory, Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy.
Alberto Balbarini
Cardiac catheterization laboratory, Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy.
Coronary artery anomalies (CAAs) represent one of the most confusing topic in cardiology and affect approximately 1% of the general population. Altough some anomalies seem to be only anatomical curiosities, others may sometimes have fatal consequences. This review describes the anatomical characteristics of main CAAs and focuses on the pathophysiological mechanisms by which CAAs may cause a pathological state. The last section describes these therapeutical options of this congenital disorders.

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Misuraca, Leonardo, Giovanni Benedetti, Anna Sonia Petronio, Marco De Carlo, Piersilvio Chella, Andrea Pieroni, and Alberto Balbarini. 2015. “Coronary Artery Anomalies and Their Clinical Relevance”. Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease 76 (2). https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2011.191.

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