Cardiac Imaging Findings in Anomalous Origin of the Coronary Arteries From the Pulmonary Artery; Narrative Review of the Literature

Cardiac Imaging Findings in Anomalous Origin of the Coronary Arteries From the Pulmonary Artery; Narrative Review of the Literature Publisher

Ajam A¹ ; Rahnamoun Z² ; Sahebjam M² ; Sattartabar B^{1, 4} ; Razminia Y¹ ; Ahmadi Tafti SH^{1, 3} ; Hosseini K¹

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1. Tehran Heart Center, Cardiovascular Diseases Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2. Department of Echocardiography, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3. Research Center for Advanced Technologies in Cardiovascular Medicine, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
4. Department of Cardiology, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Echo Research and Practice Published:2022

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Introduction: Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ARCAPA) is a rare coronary artery malformation with an incidence of 0.002% in patients undergoing coronary angiography. It can lead to an increased risk of myocardial infarction (MI) and sudden cardiac death, even in asymptomatic patients. Methods: We conducted a review of published cases of ARCAPA using PubMed and Scopus databases and included patients over 18 years old with adequate echocardiographic data. Results: We evaluated 28 patients with ARCAPA with a mean age of 42.8 from 1979 to 2021. Patients were diagnosed mostly by angiography and echocardiography, the most performed treatment was reimplantation (15, 53.6%) and the main echocardiographic findings were dilated coronary arteries (9, 32.1%), coronary collaterals (8, 28.6%), and retrograde flow from right coronary arteries to main pulmonary trunk (7, 25%). Conclusion: Although ARCAPA is rare and not as deadly as the anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) still there is a chance of serious outcomes, therefore surgical treatment should be performed upon diagnosis. Angiography is the gold standard for diagnosis, but echocardiography can be a convenient, non-invasive, and most reliable method as the primary step whenever ARCAPA is suspected. © 2022, The Author(s).

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MLA	Ajam A, et al.. "Cardiac Imaging Findings in Anomalous Origin of the Coronary Arteries From the Pulmonary Artery; Narrative Review of the Literature." Echo Research and Practice, vol. 9, no. 1, 2022, pp. -.
APA	Ajam A, Rahnamoun Z, Sahebjam M, Sattartabar B, Razminia Y, Ahmadi Tafti SH, Hosseini K (2022). Cardiac Imaging Findings in Anomalous Origin of the Coronary Arteries From the Pulmonary Artery; Narrative Review of the Literature. Echo Research and Practice, 9(1), -.
Chicago	Ajam A, Rahnamoun Z, Sahebjam M, Sattartabar B, Razminia Y, Ahmadi Tafti SH, Hosseini K. "Cardiac Imaging Findings in Anomalous Origin of the Coronary Arteries From the Pulmonary Artery; Narrative Review of the Literature." Echo Research and Practice 9, no. 1 (2022): -.
Harvard	Ajam A et al. (2022) 'Cardiac Imaging Findings in Anomalous Origin of the Coronary Arteries From the Pulmonary Artery; Narrative Review of the Literature', Echo Research and Practice, 9(1), pp. -.
Vancouver	Ajam A, Rahnamoun Z, Sahebjam M, Sattartabar B, Razminia Y, Ahmadi Tafti SH, et al.. Cardiac Imaging Findings in Anomalous Origin of the Coronary Arteries From the Pulmonary Artery; Narrative Review of the Literature. Echo Research and Practice. 2022;9(1):-.
BibTex	@article{ author = {Ajam A and Rahnamoun Z and Sahebjam M and Sattartabar B and Razminia Y and Ahmadi Tafti SH and Hosseini K}, title = {Cardiac Imaging Findings in Anomalous Origin of the Coronary Arteries From the Pulmonary Artery; Narrative Review of the Literature}, journal = {Echo Research and Practice}, volume = {9}, number = {1}, pages = {-}, year = {2022} }
RIS	TY - JOUR AU - Ajam A AU - Rahnamoun Z AU - Sahebjam M AU - Sattartabar B AU - Razminia Y AU - Ahmadi Tafti SH AU - Hosseini K TI - Cardiac Imaging Findings in Anomalous Origin of the Coronary Arteries From the Pulmonary Artery; Narrative Review of the Literature JO - Echo Research and Practice VL - 9 IS - 1 SP - EP - PY - 2022 ER -

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