Aberrant pathway in an anomaly: pre-excitation syndrome in association with coronary sinus aneurysm

Congenital coronary sinus anomalies are unusual and they rarely coexist with accessory atrio-ventricular pathways. These anomalies are generally symptomatic; however they can cause difficulty in mapping. The association between accessory pathway and coronary sinus anomalies may suggest an embryological link. Here, we report on a male patient with an accessory conducting pathway in the coronary sinus, leading to Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome.     

Accessory pathway associated with an anomalous coronary vein in a patient with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome

We report a case of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome coexistent with atresia of the coronary sinus (CS) ostium and persistence of the left superior vena cava. The accessory pathway was located at the blind end of the CS, which was bumped with mechanical loss of preexcitation during mapping by a catheter from within the CS. The accessory pathway was successfully ablated with radiofrequency energy applied to this site from the right atrium. This unique combination of anatomically matched anomalies may be important in suggesting a potential embryologic link between the accessory pathway and the coronary vein.     

经冠状静脉窦标测和消融后间隔心外膜房室旁道

报道心外膜房室旁道的特点和经冠状静脉窦射频消融术的结果。3例后间隔显性房室旁道患者先经心内膜标测和消融,不成功后改由经冠状静脉窦内标测和消融。术中冠状动脉造影,观察冠状静脉窦形态。结果: 2例冠状静脉窦近端有一憩室,并在憩室的颈部消融阻断房室旁道。成功靶点图为标测到振幅较大的旁道电位,其振幅大于A波和V波。结论:经心内膜标测和消融失败的旁道可能是心外膜旁道,行冠状静脉窦内标测与消融可有效阻断旁道,冠状静脉窦憩室与后间隔旁道可能存在着解剖关系。     

经冠状静脉窦射频导管消融房室旁路的疗效和安全性

目的 :探讨经冠状静脉窦低能量射频导管消融房室旁路的适应证、疗效和安全性。　　方法 :2 2例左侧房室旁路患者先经心内膜射频导管消融 ,不成功改由经冠状静脉窦标测途径。　　结果 :2 2例患者全部成功 ,17例 (77.3% )成功靶点与冠状静脉分支或畸形有关。 15例有效靶点记录到振幅较大的房室旁路电位 ,其振幅于 A波和 V波之比大于 1,前传 V波和逆传 A波较心内膜标测分别提前 2 6 .1± 5 .1m s和 2 2 .5±9.2 m s。　　结论 :低能量冠状静脉窦射频导管消融可以安全、有效的阻断房室旁路。     

心外膜旁路的识别和射频消融治疗

目的　报道左侧心外膜旁路的特点和经冠状静脉窦射频消融术的结果。　方法　 5例左侧旁路患者先经心内膜标测和消融 ,由于不成功改由经冠状静脉窦标测 (左心室心外膜标测 ) ,记录到旁路电位即进行消融。　结果　 5例患者全部成功 ,成功消融靶点 :左侧游离壁 2例 ,左后间隔冠状静脉窦憩室 3例。有效靶点均标测到振幅较大的旁路电位 ,其振幅大于 A波和 V波。　结论　冠状静脉内标测到振幅较大的旁路电位是左侧心外膜旁路的重要标志 ;经冠状静脉窦消融可以有效的阻断心外膜旁路     

经冠状静脉窦射频消融心外膜旁道

报道 13例左侧心外膜旁道的特点和经冠状静脉窦射频消融的结果。 13例左侧旁道患者先经心内膜标测和消融 ,如不成功改由经冠状静脉窦标测 ,记录到旁道电位或最早激动的V波或逆传A波即进行消融。结果 :13例患者全部成功 ,平均放电 1.5± 0 .6次 ,能量 2 1± 4W ,时间 2 1± 9s。成功消融靶点 :左侧游离壁 2例、左后间隔冠状静脉窦憩室 4例、心中静脉 7例。 11例有效靶点均标测到振幅较大的旁路电位 ,其振幅大于A波和V波 ,与二者之比均大于 1。结论 :冠状静脉窦标测到振幅较大的旁道电位是左侧心外膜旁道的重要标志 ;冠状静脉窦消融可以有效地阻断心外膜侧旁道     

射频消融位于冠状静脉窦憩室处的后间隔房室旁路

目的报道５例冠状静脉窦憩室处后间隔房室旁路的射频消融结果。方法对５例后间隔显性房室旁路患者进行电生理检查和射频消融术。术后冠状动脉造影,以观察冠状静脉窦形态。结果所有患者的冠状静脉窦近端有一憩室,并在憩室的颈部消融阻断房室旁路。成功靶点图：心室激动较体表心电图Δ波提前（３１±３．７）ｍｓ,其中４例患者伴有旁路电位。结论冠状静脉窦憩室与后间隔旁路存在着解剖关系。术中冠状静脉窦造影检查有助于发现憩室和确定有效的消融部位。     

Anomalías congénitas de las arterias coronarias con origen en el seno de Valsalva contralateral: ¿qué actitud se debe seguir?

Recent years have witnessed a change in our perception of congenital coronary artery anomalies. From being regarded as simple coronary angiographic observations of little clinical significance, they have come to be seen as potential causes of sudden death in young people and of myocardial ischemia in adults. Diagnostic difficulties, a lack of knowledge about the mechanisms through which they produce myocardial ischemia, and their highly variable incidence have made congenital coronary artery anomalies of great interest to cardiologists. This article focuses on the group of coronary artery anomalies that is responsible for most clinical events: anomalies that have their origin in the contralateral sinus of Valsalva. Coronary artery anomalies are defined, their incidence is discussed, diagnostic criteria are given, and finally a treatment algorithm based on current knowledge is proposed.     

Anomalous origin of the left main coronary artery from the right coronary artery ostium-interarterial subtype: Angiographic definition and surgical treatment

Coronary artery anomalies occur infrequently compared to atherosclerotic disease; however, when they do occur, they can pose difficulty with coronary visualization and identification. Ectopic origin of the left mainstem coronary artery from the right sinus of Valsalva coursing between the great vessels is the rarest subtype of these anomalies, can be potentially serious, and presents unique problems for surgical treatment.     

Inability to Cannulate the Coronary Sinus in Patients with Supraventricular Arrhythmias: Congenital and Acquired Coronary Sinus Atresia

We report 4 cases of congenital and acquired coronary sinus ostial atresia incidentally found during electrophysiologic assessment for supraventricular arrhythmias. Congenital variants consisted of coronary sinus drainage predominantly via persistent left superior vena cavae and partial coronary sinus unroofing into the left atrium. The acquired variant was inadvertently produced during surgery for cor triatriatum. A variety of electrophysiologic substrates including right and left-sided accessory pathways and both typical and atypical AV nodal reciprocating tachycardia were identified. Approaches to imaging and accessing the coronary sinus when the os cannot be cannulated are discussed, including a search for right atrial accessory venous collaterals, venography to rule-out a persistent left superior vena cava, and coronary angiography.     

Left atrial-coronary sinus dissociation following an attempt at radiofrequency ablation for a left lateral accessory pathway

Coronary sinus electrograms generally represent the sequence of left atrial activation, and are very helpful in localizing and differentiating left lateral accessory pathway-mediated tachycardia from other supraventricular tachycardias. The activation of the coronary sinus from the left atrium occurs through muscle bridges, which may be discrete or form an intermingled continuum. These muscle bridges, if disconnected, may dissociate the coronary sinus from the left atrium, in which case the coronary sinus electrograms do not represent left atrial activation, and do not help to understand, or may cause misinterpretation of, the mechanism of supraventricular tachycardia. We report one such case of orthodromic supraventricular tachycardia mediated through the left lateral accessory pathway in which the coronary sinus got dissociated from the left atrium during radiofrequency ablation.     

Dimensions of the human posterior septal space and coronary sinus

Accurate anatomic localization of accessory pathways during preoperative electrophysiologic study and during operative mapping depends on a knowledge of the dimensions of the posterior septal space and the left free wall. These dimensions were therefore studied in 48 human cadaver hearts. Mean distance from the coronary sinus orifice to the left margin of the posterior septal space was 2.3 +/- 0.4 cm and mean length of the left free wall was 5.0 +/- 1.0 cm. The posterior septal space at the level of the valve anuli extended a mean of 3.4 +/- 0.5 cm around the epicardium. The width of the posterior septum measured in the coronary sinus was related to heart weight and a combination of body weight and patient age (p less than 0.05). The probability of an accessory pathway being located in the left free wall or the posterior septum during catheter mapping was calculated for various distances from the coronary sinus orifice for adults of different ages and body weights. In adults, accessory pathways located in the proximal 1.5 cm of the coronary sinus are almost always in the posterior septum. Those located between 1.5 and 3 cm from the coronary sinus orifice may be in either the left free wall or the posterior septum, and those located greater than 3 cm from the coronary sinus orifice are almost invariably in the left free wall.     

The primary anomalies of coronary artery origin and course: A coronary angiographic analysis of 16,573 patients

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:

Coronary artery anomalies are present at birth, but relatively few are symptomatic. The majority are discovered incidentally. In the present study, coronary angiograms performed in the authors’ centre (Ondokuz Mayis University Hospital, Samsun, Turkey) were analyzed to determine the prevalence and types of coronary artery origin and course anomalies.

METHODS:

Coronary angiographic data of 16,573 patients were analyzed. Anomalous origins and courses of coronary arteries were assessed.

RESULTS:

Anomalous coronary arteries were detected in 48 (0.29%) of 16,573 patients. The origin of the circumflex (Cx) artery from the right coronary artery (RCA) or right sinus of Valsalva was the most common anomaly (28 patients [58.3%]). An anomalous RCA originating from the left anterior descending artery (LAD) or Cx artery was observed in six patients (12.5%). The left coronary artery originated from the right sinus of Valsalva in five patients, and the LAD originated from the RCA or the right sinus of Valsalva in five patients. The RCA originated from the left sinus of Valsalva in three patients and from an ectopic ostium in the ascending aorta in one patient.

CONCLUSIONS:

The most frequent anomaly observed in the present study was related to the Cx artery, which is consistent with previous reports. Although coronary artery anomalies are rare, they may cause difficulties during coronary interventions or cardiac surgery and may occasionally result in sudden cardiac death. Therefore, the recognition and diagnosis of these anomalies is important and requires specialization in coronary angiographic techniques and other imaging modalities.     

A posteroseptal accessory pathway located in a coronary sinus aneurysm: diagnosis and radiofrequency catheter ablation

A coronary sinus aneurysm was diagnosed by means of echocardiography, coronary sinus contrast angiography, coronary angiography, and nuclear magnetic resonance imaging in a patient with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome caused by a posteroseptal accessory pathway. Percutaneous radiofrequency current catheter ablation performed in the isthmus of the coronary sinus aneurysm was successful.     

成人冠状动脉起源异常10例

目的 :了解冠状动脉起源异常 (coronaryarteryoriginanomalies,CAOA)的情况。 方法 :回顾性分析我院从 1998至 2 0 0 3年 838例冠状动脉造影资料。结果 :838例中CAOA 10例 ( 1.19% ) ,其中右冠状动脉起源于左乏氏窦 4例、无冠窦 1例 ,右冠状动脉高位开口 2例 ,左前降支和左回旋支分别独立起源于左乏氏窦 2例 ,单支冠状动脉 1例。结论 :最常见的类型是右冠状动脉起源于左乏氏窦 ,大多数异常类型并不导致严重的临床症状 ,只有少数需要外科手术治疗。     

A posteroseptal accessory pathway located in a coronary sinus aneurysm: diagnosis and radiofrequency catheter ablation

A coronary sinus aneurysm was diagnosed by means of echocardiography, coronary sinus contrast angiography, coronary angiography, and nuclear magnetic resonance imaging in a patient with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome caused by a posteroseptal accessory pathway. Percutaneous radiofrequency current catheter ablation performed in the isthmus of the coronary sinus aneurysm was successful.     

A posteroseptal accessory pathway located in a coronary sinus aneurysm: diagnosis and radiofrequency catheter ablation.

A coronary sinus aneurysm was diagnosed by means of echocardiography, coronary sinus contrast angiography, coronary angiography, and nuclear magnetic resonance imaging in a patient with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome caused by a posteroseptal accessory pathway. Percutaneous radiofrequency current catheter ablation performed in the isthmus of the coronary sinus aneurysm was successful.     

Anomalias congénitas das artérias coronárias

Congenital coronary artery anomalies are modifications of their origin, course or structure and its incidence varies between 0,2 and 5,6% of the general population. Although the majority is asymptomatic, they are the second leading cause of sudden cardiac death in young athletes.The aim of this study is to highlight the main anomalies with hemodynamic significance, including the anomalous origin of a coronary artery from the opposite sinus and anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from pulmonary artery.The anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery from the opposite sinus accounts for 14‐16% of all cardiac deaths, that unexpectedly occur in healthy children or young athletes during or immediately after exercise. The mechanism responsible for the compression/occlusion of the coronary artery originating from the opposite sinus is still unclear and there are several proposed mechanisms. The clinical presentation of these patients is variable and physical examination is normal in most individuals. Transthoracic echocardiogram is the diagnostic test most commonly used. Treatment and management are controversial topic.The anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from pulmonary artery is a very rare condition and without surgery, most infants die within the first 12 months of life. The echocardiogram is also the method of choice for diagnostic confirmation. The diagnosis of this congenital anomaly in an infant, usually seriously ill, is an indication for urgent surgery.Because these anomalies produce hemodynamic changes, it is important an early diagnosis and treatment.     

Origin of all major coronary arteries from left sinus of Valsalva as a common coronary trunk: single coronary artery--a case report

Coronary anomalies are divergent and can occur in up to 1% to 2% of patients. The most common of these anomalies is separate ostia of the left anterior descending and left circumflex arteries, followed by origin of the circumflex coronary artery from the right coronary artery and the left coronary artery from the right sinus of Valsalva, either as a separate ostium or as a part of single coronary artery. Anomalous origin of right coronary artery from the left sinus of Valsalva with a separate ostium or from the left main coronary artery is very rare. These coronary anomalies may be incidentally diagnosed on routine angiography or may present with myocardial ischemia, infarction, or sudden death. A case is described in which all 3 coronary arteries were originating from the left sinus of Valsalva as a common trunk (single coronary artery), which trifurcated to left anterior descending, left circumflex, and right coronary artery.     

Acute coronary syndrome in a patient with a single coronary artery arising from the right sinus of Valsalva: a case report

Coronary anomalies can involve origin or distribution of the artery. Most of these anomalies are not clinically important. A single coronary artery arising from the right coronary sinus of Valsalva is an extremely rare anatomic anomaly. Usually coronary artery malformation is associated with other cardiac malformations and the diagnosis is made after birth. More rarely, coronary artery anomalies are an isolated and asymptomatic cardiac malformation.