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Coronary Artery Anomalies in Tetralogy of Fallot Patients Undergoing CT Angiography at a Tertiary Care Hospital

Background The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of coronary artery anomalies (CAAs) in Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) patients undergoing computed tomography (CT)-angiography in a tertiary care hospital. Methodology In this observational study, we included consecutive TOF patients undergo...

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Autores principales: Ashraf, Tariq, Farooq, Faiza, Syed Muhammad, Afaque, Akhtar, Parveen, Khan, Mubashir, Khuwaja, Amin M, Khan, Muhammad N, Karim, Musa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7599042/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33145129
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.10723
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Sumario:Background The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of coronary artery anomalies (CAAs) in Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) patients undergoing computed tomography (CT)-angiography in a tertiary care hospital. Methodology In this observational study, we included consecutive TOF patients undergoing CT-angiography without prior history of cardiac surgery or congenital heart disease. CAAs were defined based on either origin or course of the artery. Results Out of 441 TOF patients, the prevalence of CCAs was 3.6% (16), of which 13 were below 18 years of age. Anomalous left main artery was observed in six (1.4%) patients, followed by left anterior descending artery and right coronary artery, observed in four (0.9%) patients each, and two (0.5%) patients had a single coronary artery originating from the left coronary cusp with an interarterial course. Conclusions CAAs were observed in a significant number (3.6%) of TOF patients. A CT-angiographic assessment before surgical correction would help identify the exact anatomy for better surgical planning to minimize complications.