Coronary artery anomalies and their clinical relevance

Leonardo Misuraca; Giovanni Benedetti; Anna Sonia Petronio; Marco De Carlo; Piersilvio Chella; Andrea Pieroni; Alberto Balbarini

doi:10.4081/monaldi.2011.191

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Coronary artery anomalies and their clinical relevance

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Leonardo Misuraca – articles in this journal Corresponding author Email Cardiac catheterization laboratory, Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy.
Giovanni Benedetti – articles in this journal Cardiac catheterization laboratory, Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy.
Anna Sonia Petronio – articles in this journal Cardiac catheterization laboratory, Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy.
Marco De Carlo – articles in this journal Cardiac catheterization laboratory, Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy.
Piersilvio Chella – articles in this journal Cardiac catheterization laboratory, Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy.
Andrea Pieroni – articles in this journal Cardiac catheterization laboratory, Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy.
Alberto Balbarini – articles in this journal Cardiac catheterization laboratory, Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy.

Published: 9 December 2015
Issue: Vol. 76 No. 2 (2011): Cardiac series
Section: Reviews
DOI: 10.4081/monaldi.2011.191

Abstract

Coronary artery anomalies (CAAs) represent one of the most confusing topic in cardiology and affect approximately 1% of the general population. Altough some anomalies seem to be only anatomical curiosities, others may sometimes have fatal consequences. This review describes the anatomical characteristics of main CAAs and focuses on the pathophysiological mechanisms by which CAAs may cause a pathological state. The last section describes these therapeutical options of this congenital disorders.

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Received: 9 December 2015
Accepted: 9 December 2015
Published: 9 December 2015

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Misuraca, Leonardo, Giovanni Benedetti, Anna Sonia Petronio, Marco De Carlo, Piersilvio Chella, Andrea Pieroni, and Alberto Balbarini. 2015. “Coronary Artery Anomalies and Their Clinical Relevance”. Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease 76 (2). https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2011.191.

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