Influence of aortopulmonary rotation on the anomalous coronary artery pattern in tetralogy of fallot

I S Chiu; C S Wu; J K Wang; M H Wu; S H Chu; C R Hung; H C Lue

doi:10.1016/s0002-9149(99)00863-2

Influence of aortopulmonary rotation on the anomalous coronary artery pattern in tetralogy of fallot

Am J Cardiol. 2000 Mar 15;85(6):780-4, A9. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(99)00863-2.

Authors

I S Chiu¹, C S Wu, J K Wang, M H Wu, S H Chu, C R Hung, H C Lue

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei. ingsh@ha.mc.ntu.edu.tw

PMID: 12000062
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(99)00863-2

Abstract

Three main patterns of aortic sinus rotation were defined on 517 lateral angiograms of tetralogy of Fallot with 14 cases of anomalous coronary artery pattern occurring only in patients with a right anterior or right lateral aorta. The significant dependence of coronary artery types on the aortic sinus pattern made it possible to predict the predisposing coronary artery pattern in tetralogy of Fallot based on the aortic sinus pattern.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Coronary Angiography
Coronary Vessel Anomalies / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Vessel Anomalies / pathology*
Humans
Pulmonary Artery / abnormalities
Retrospective Studies
Sinus of Valsalva / abnormalities
Tetralogy of Fallot / diagnostic imaging
Tetralogy of Fallot / pathology*
Tetralogy of Fallot / surgery