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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Coronary tortuosity (CT) is a common finding in coronary angiography settings, and is defined as a two following 180° | |||
turns of a major epicardial artery.<ref name="pmid22163145">{{cite journal| author=Panduranga P, Riyami AA| title=Serpentine coronary arteries: in a patient with apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. | journal=Tex Heart Inst J | year= 2011 | volume= 38 | issue= 5 | pages= 594-5 | pmid=22163145 | doi= | pmc=PMC3231533 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=22163145 }} </ref> The importance of CT comes from the possibility of reducing the coronary blood supply, through the reduced coronary perfusion pressure, as a result to this kinking and tortuosity, distal to the tortuous point of the coronary artery, which may leading to ischemia.<ref name="pmid17612682">{{cite journal| author=Zegers ES, Meursing BT, Zegers EB, Oude Ophuis AJ| title=Coronary tortuosity: a long and winding road. | journal=Neth Heart J | year= 2007 | volume= 15 | issue= 5 | pages= 191-5 | pmid=17612682 | doi= | pmc=PMC1877966 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17612682 }} </ref> | |||
==Definition== | ==Definition== |
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Coronary Angiography | |
General Principles | |
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Anatomy & Projection Angles | |
Normal Anatomy | |
Anatomic Variants | |
Projection Angles | |
Epicardial Flow & Myocardial Perfusion | |
Epicardial Flow | |
Myocardial Perfusion | |
Lesion Complexity | |
ACC/AHA Lesion-Specific Classification of the Primary Target Stenosis | |
Lesion Morphology | |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vanessa Cherniauskas, M.D. [2], Mohamed Moubarak, M.D. [3]
Synonyms and keywords: Serpentine coronary artery
Overview
Coronary tortuosity (CT) is a common finding in coronary angiography settings, and is defined as a two following 180° turns of a major epicardial artery.[1] The importance of CT comes from the possibility of reducing the coronary blood supply, through the reduced coronary perfusion pressure, as a result to this kinking and tortuosity, distal to the tortuous point of the coronary artery, which may leading to ischemia.[2]
Definition
Pathophysiology
Epidemiology and Demographics
Diagnosis
Coronary Angiography
Clinical Significance
Treatment
Example
References
- ↑ Panduranga P, Riyami AA (2011). "Serpentine coronary arteries: in a patient with apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy". Tex Heart Inst J. 38 (5): 594–5. PMC 3231533. PMID 22163145.
- ↑ Zegers ES, Meursing BT, Zegers EB, Oude Ophuis AJ (2007). "Coronary tortuosity: a long and winding road". Neth Heart J. 15 (5): 191–5. PMC 1877966. PMID 17612682.