致猝死的冠状动脉起源异常及其临床意义

目的 了解起自对侧冠状动脉窦并可能引发青少年运动员猝死的冠状动脉畸形在国人中的发病率,结合文献资料比较其影像学特点和临床意义.方法 应用PACS系统顺序回顾14 343例不伴有其他心脏大血管畸形的国人CT冠状动脉成像所见,选取左、右冠状动脉起自对侧冠状动脉窦及左、右单冠状动脉的病例,对冠状动脉开口位置、走行路径、非粥样硬化狭窄截面形态、径线、狭窄程度及冠状动脉近段与主动脉壁夹角进行分析统计.结果 检出冠状动脉发自对侧冠状动脉窦(包括单冠状动脉)74例,其近段走行于主、肺动脉之间者59例.右冠状动脉起自左冠状动脉窦且走行于主、肺动脉之间55例,左冠状动脉起自右冠状动脉窦且走行于主、肺动脉间2例,左、右单冠状动脉且走行于大动脉间者各1例.国人此类冠状动脉近段走行于两大动脉之间的起源异常发病率为4.1‰(59/14 343).右冠状动脉起自左冠状动脉窦,起始段常伴非粥样硬化性狭窄,狭窄面积≥50%者29例(52.7%),≥70%者3例(5.4%).近段走行于主、肺动脉之间的右冠状动脉起自左窦是左冠状动脉起自右窦的18.7倍(56/3).结论 CT冠状动脉成像是诊断冠状动脉起源异常的最佳影像学手段.国人中该畸形的解剖类型分布有其特点,这一特点对引发我国青少年运动性猝死的影响值得探讨.

The anomalous origin of coronary arteries causing sudden death and its clinical significance

Objective To investigate the morbidity of anomalous coronary origin from the opposite coronary sinus, which may cause sudden death of young athletes in Chinese population.And to identify the imaging characteristics of this anomaly and its clinical significance combined with literature review.Methods The computed tomographic coronary angiography (CTCA) database at TEDA International Cardiovascular Hospital was reviewed.All of the patients diagnosed with isolated anomalous origin of a coronary artery from the opposite sinus of valsalva (anomalous origin of coronary artery, AOCA) and subsequent coursing between the pulmonary artery and the aorta were collected from 14 343 Chinese individuals.The location of anomalous coronary origin, the shape and course of the proximal ectopic arterial segments were identified.The nonatherosclerostic stenotic caliber of the segments and the angle between the ectopic coronary artery and the adjacent aortic wall were assessed.Results Seventy-four patients of AOCA (including the left or right single coronary artery) were diagnosed using CTCA.Among the 74 cases, the potentially serious course of the ectopic coronary artery between the pulmonary artery and the aorta were identified in 59 individuals.Fifty-six cases of ectopic right coronary with interarterial course (anomalous origin of right coronary artery, AORCA) and three patients with anomalous origin of the left coronary artery (AOLCA) were found, including two cases judged as potentially serious origin of either single left coronary artery (n=1) or single right coronary artery (n=1).The morbidity of the potentially serious anomalous origin of coronary artery in Chinese population was established as 4.1‰ (59/14 343).In the subgroup of AORCA, the lumen of initial ectopic segment was frequently compressed and stenotic.In 29 cases (52.7%) the stenosis of the lumen were more than 50%, and in 3 cases (5.4%) the stenosis of the ectopic coronary artery were more than 70%.The incidence of AORCA was 17.7 times higher (56/3) than that of AOLCA in Chinese population.Conclusions Nowadays CTCA is considered the most useful imaging technique in identifying the origin, shape and course of ectopic initial segment of the coronary artery.The significance of these anatomic characteristics, that may induce sudden death in Chinese young athletes, need to be investigated further.