Coronary artery tortuosity
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Coronary Angiography | |
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General Principles | |
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Anatomy & Projection Angles | |
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Normal Anatomy | |
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Anatomic Variants | |
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Projection Angles | |
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Epicardial Flow & Myocardial Perfusion | |
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Epicardial Flow | |
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Myocardial Perfusion | |
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Lesion Complexity | |
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ACC/AHA Lesion-Specific Classification of the Primary Target Stenosis | |
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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. 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.[1]
Definition
Coronary artery tortuosity is a phenomenon defined as a two following 180°turns of a major epicardial artery.[2]
Pathophysiology
Epidemiology and Demographics
Diagnosis
Coronary Angiography
Clinical Significance
Treatment
Example
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.