Comparison of functional responses of canine coronary artery and saphenous vein

Summary Functional responses of canine circumflex coronary arteries and saphenous veins before and after grafting surgery were assessed following physiologic and pharmacologic intervensions. Developed tension of ringed segments of vessels was recorded isometrically. Dose-dependent responses to norepinephrine revealed significantly greater responses of saphenous veins than coronary arteries (maximal responses were 2.79±0.45 and 0.44±0.34 g, respectively; p<0.001). Sensitivity to norephinephrine [as evaluated by 50% effective dose (ED₅₀) value] was 3.3 times greater in the saphenous veins (p<0.001). STA₂, a synthetic thromboxane A₂ analog (see Methods), produced similar contractions of both vessels [maximal responses were 2.13±0.37 g in saphenous vein and 1.64±0.85 g in coronary artery; p < not significant (NS)], while sensitivity to STA₂ of saphenous veins was 3.1 times greater than that of coronary arteries (p<0.001). In contrast to the foregoing responses, coronary arteris demonstrated significantly greater responses to potassium than saphenus veins (maximal responses were 2.16±0.71 g and 1.40±0.56 g, respectively; p<0.001). Moreover, coronary arteries revealed 1.6 times greater sensitivity than saphenous veins (p<0.001). When saphenous veins were transplanted into the femoral artery, the segments of the grafts (2 weeks or 3 months after surgery) revealed 4.0 and 1.7 times greater sensitivity (denervation supersensitivity) to norepinephrine and potassium than those of the control veins (p<0.01, respectively). Contractile tension response, however, decreased by at least 50% 3 months after surgery, most probably due to a thickened vessel wall and a reduced compliance. Thus, the functional characteristics of the saphenous vein, which were totally different from those of the coronary artery, seemed to be preserved even after grafting except for denervation supersensitivity, which may modify the differences between the two vessels. Those differences may be relevant to the control of the coronary circulation after coronary bypass surgery.     

Triple origin of left coronary arteries from right coronary artery: Unusual case of single coronary artery

A rare case of coronary anomaly is presented: all of the coronary arteries originated from a single ostium located in the right coronary cusp. No clinical evidence of coronary pathology was recognized until the age of 57 years when the patient was found to have coronary obstructive disease. The single coronary artery had a main branch corresponding to the usual dominant right coronary artery. Three other branches separated from this and vascularized the areas normally receiving the circumflex and ramus medianus, the left anterior descending, and a large septal branch.     

Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the left anterior descending: Angiographic diagnosis in a patient with coronary artery disease

The coronary angiographic findings of an individual whose right coronary artery originates from the proximal left anterior descending coronary artery are described.     

Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the proximal left anterior descending artery and a single coronary artery anomaly: Three case reports

The anomalous origin of the right coronary artery (RCA) as a branch of the left anterior descending (LAD) artery is a very rare variation of single coronary artery. We have reported three cases in the last 10 years. Among 15,000 coronary angiograms, at least 40 cases have been described previously in the literature. The vast majority of previous reports have described a single anomalous vessel with its origin after the first septal perforator of the LAD. Two of our patients presented with acute coronary syndrome and were found to have three vessel disease and left main. They underwent coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) and third case presented with tachycardia had only mild coronary artery disease (CAD) and was treated medically.     

Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the left anterior descending coronary artery

A 77-year-old male presented with a recent posterior myocardial infarction for coronary angiography. This angiogram revealed a rare, previously unreported anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the proximal left anterior descending coronary artery distal to the first major diagonal branch. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Diagn. 42:308–309, 1997. © 1997 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

64排CT冠状动脉斑块分析对冠状动脉直接支架术指导作用的研究

目的 探讨64排CT冠状动脉斑块分析对冠状动脉直接支架术的指导意义.方法 连续入选接受64排CT冠状动脉成像（CTA）并冠状动脉直接支架术治疗的患者42例,置入支架44枚.根据支架释放后有无残余狭窄分为2组,组间对比64排CT冠状动脉成像所示斑块的性质、斑块的CT值、钙化长度、横断面最大钙化面积.结果 残余狭窄组患者斑块的最大CT值大于无残余狭窄组（P＜0.01）.Logistic回归分析显示,当斑块的CT值达到648～679时,支架释放时出现残余狭窄的概率为70％～90％.结论 冠状动脉直接支架术支架释放后出现残余狭窄与斑块的最大CT值有关,当斑块有明显大的CT值时,采用直接支架术需谨慎.     

Noninvasive assessment of significant right coronary artery stenosis based on coronary flow velocity reserve in the right coronary artery by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography

BACKGROUND: Coronary flow velocity reserve (CFVR) measured by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography (TTDE) has been reported to be useful for the noninvasive assessment of coronary stenosis in the left anterior descending artery. However, the measurement of CFVR in the right coronary artery by TTDE has not yet been validated in a clinical study. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether CFVR by TTDE can detect significant stenosis in the right coronary artery. METHODS: We studied 50 patients who underwent coronary angiography. Coronary flow velocity in the posterior descending branch of the right coronary artery (PD) was measured by TTDE both at baseline and during hyperemia induced by the intravenous infusion of adenosine triphosphate. CFVR was calculated as the hyperemia/baseline (average diastolic peak velocity). RESULTS: Adequate spectral Doppler recordings in the PD were obtained in 36 patients including 26 patients who were given an echocardiographic contrast agent to improve Doppler spectral signals. The study population was divided into 2 groups with (Group A;n = 11) and without (Group B;n = 25) significant stenosis in the right coronary artery. CFVR in Group A was significantly smaller than that in Group B (1.6+/-0.3versus2.5+/-0.4; P < 0.0001). The sensitivity of a CFVR of <2.0 for predicting the presence of significant stenosis in the right coronary artery was 91%, and the specificity was 88%. CONCLUSIONS: The measurement of CFVR in the PD by TTDE is useful for the noninvasive assessment of significant stenosis in the right coronary artery.     

Single coronary artery with anomalous origin of the right coronary artery as a branch from the left anterior descending artery: a very rare coronary anomaly

Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery arising from the left anterior descending artery (LAD) is a very rare coronary anomaly. It has previously been reported in only six adult cases. In this report, we present a patient with an anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the LAD. The patient had anginal symptoms with exercise. Myocardial perfusion imaging with thallium-201 revealed a reversible inferior perfusion defect. We suggest that this could cause myocardial ischemia. Received: November 5, 2001 / Accepted: December 7, 2001     

青年冠心病患者冠状动脉病变特点及相关危险因素分析

目的探讨冠状动脉粥样硬化性心脏病(冠心病)的临床特点在青年与老年患者间的差异。方法回顾性分析48例青年冠心病患者与156例老年冠心病患者的临床资料,着重分析比较两组的危险因素及冠状动脉造影结果。结果青年组冠心病患者女性比例占6.25%(3/48),明显低于老年组的33.33%(52/156),差异有统计学意义(P0.01)。青年组体质量指数明显高于老年组,差异有统计学意义[(27.03±2.73)kg/m2vs.(25.16±3.05)kg/m2,P0.01]。青年组大量吸烟的比例也远高于老年组,差异有统计学意义[75.00%(36/48)vs.36.54%(57/156),P0.01]。老年组合并原发性高血压、糖尿病的发生率高于青年组,差异有统计学意义[51.28%(80/156)vs.16.67%(8/48),P0.01;30.77%(48/156)vs.6.25%(3/48),P0.01]。青年组血浆总胆固醇,低密度脂蛋白胆固醇及三酰甘油浓度与老年组比较,差异无统计学意义(P0.05)。青年组高密度脂蛋白胆固醇浓度低于老年组,差异有统计学意义[(0.85±1.80)mmol/Lvs.(1.08±0.23)mmol/L,P0.01]。青年组血浆尿酸浓度高于老年组,差异有统计学意义[(349.10±67.02)mmol/lvs.(323.77±73.82)mmol/L,P0.01]。青年组冠状动脉病变以单支病变为主,且左前降支病变发生率最高。结论男性、肥胖、大量吸烟为青年冠心病主要发病危险因素,低高密度脂蛋白胆固醇浓度和高尿酸浓度也可能为青年冠心病的危险因素;青年冠状动脉病变轻,以单支病变为主。     

Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery: Direct assessment of anomalous and collateral coronary flow by pulsed doppler echocardiography

We directly assessed the anomalous and collateral coronary flow profiles of a 58 year-old-man with Bland-White-Garland syndrome using pulsed Doppler echocardiography. Doppler recordings in this patient document the utility of pulsed Doppler echocardiography in the assessment of a cardiac shunt associated with a congenital coronary anomaly in an adult.     

Single coronary artery with the right coronary artery arising from the first septal perforator

A 50-year-old woman with chest pain and an exercise thallium-201 scintigram positive for focal ischemia was found on coronary arteriography to have a heretofore unreported variant of single left coronary artery with the right coronary artery originating as a branch from the first septal perforator. Proximally, the aberrent vessel coursed through the ventricular septum at the level of the right ventricular outflow tract. A conus artery was absent and this is a possible basis for the focal basal ventricular ischemia and the patient's symptoms.     

A rare coronary anomaly: The single left coronary artery with coronary artery fistula draining into the right ventricular outflow tract

A previously healthy 9-year-old girl was referred to us for the evaluation of a murmur on a routine clinical examination. Routine electrocardiogram and chest x-ray were normal. The cardiac enzymes were normal. Combining ultrasound and CCTA, it was confirmed that the hemodynamics of the heart was a left-to-right shunt and that RVOT stole blood from the left ventricle through the single coronary artery (SCA).     

Multiple fistulae connecting the right coronary artery to the coronary sinus

Right coronary artery to coronary sinus fistula is a rare anomaly. We present a unique case of an adult patient with multiple fistulae from the right coronary artery draining into the coronary sinus near the posterior left atrium-left ventricle junction, first suspected by transthoracic two-dimensional echocardiography. The multiple openings were not seen by any invasive or noninvasive techniques and were noted only at the time of surgery. To our knowledge, this is the first case of multiple fistulae connecting the right coronary artery to the coronary sinus that has been reported in the English literature.     

Double left anterior descending artery originating from the left and right coronary artery: A rare coronary artery anomaly

Coronary arteries with anomalous aortic origin are infrequently encountered in patients undergoing cardiac catheterization and pose potential technical difficulties for performing both diagnostic and angioplasty procedures. Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) of atherosclerotic disease in anomalous right coronary artery (RCA) has been described in only a few reports. In all the cases reported to date, the anomalous vessel arose from the left sinus of Valsalva. We report a case of a technically straight-forward PTCA performed in an anomalous RCA arising from the anterior aspect of the ascending thoracic aorta. © 1994 Wiley-Liss,Inc..     

左旋精氨酸对兔右冠状动脉缺血再灌注心律失常的影响

目的研究左旋精氨酸（L-Arg）对兔右冠脉缺血再灌注（IR）致心律失常的影响。方法建立兔右冠脉IR模型,将48只兔随机分为IRa组（缺血30min再灌120min）、IRb组（缺血90min再灌120min）、IRa＋L-Arg组、IRb＋L-Arg组,记录心电图,计算心律失常评分与时间依赖关系,分析L-Arg干预的效果。结果①缺血期：随缺血时间延长,各组心律失常分数逐渐增加,出现不同程度的房室传导阻滞（AVB）、窦性及房性心律失常。②再灌注期：AVB发生次数减少,窦性及房性心律失常逐渐恢复窦性心律;不同时段心律失常评分IRa组显著低于IRb组、IRa＋L-Arg组和IRb＋L-Arg组明显低于IRa和IRb组、IRa＋L-Arg组显著低于IRb十L-Arg组。结论补充L-Arg具有抗右冠脉缺血所致的心律失常作用,缺血时间越长,L-Arg抗再灌注心律失常作用越差。     

Catastrophic left main coronary artery occlusion following diagnostic coronary angiography: Salvage by emergency left main coronary artery stenting

Acute occlusion of left main coronary artery after diagnostic angiography can be rapidly fatal. We describe two patients with left main disease that developed cardiac arrest shortly after diagnostic coronary angiography. They were both successfully treated with emergency left main stenting while cardiopulmonary resuscitation was being performed. Patients with left main disease should be carefully monitored after diagnostic angiography to allow prompt recognition of acute occlusion. Emergency stenting may be required for salvaging the patients.     

Successful transcatheter closure of coronary artery fistula in a child with single coronary artery: A heavy load and a long road

Single coronary artery is an uncommon variation of the coronary circulation. After transposition of great arteries, coronary artery fistulas are the most common associated cardiac anomalies in these patients. Transcatheter closure of coronary artery fistula (CAF) involving single coronary artery is a challenging intervention. In the absence of contralateral coronary artery, a complex anatomy of the CAF and a large myocardial perfusion territory of the dominant circulation pose an additional risk during interventional procedure. We report our experience of a successful transcatheter closure of a coronary artery fistula in a patient with single coronary artery. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

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.     

Single left coronary artery with origin of the right coronary artery from distal circumflex

We report two very unusual cases of agenesis of the right coronary ostium with continuation of the left circumflex artery as the right coronary artery. The recognition of the anomaly in the first case lead to a better understanding of this finding in the second case, which translated into shorter procedure time, less contrast volume, and fewer catheter manipulations.