Anomalous Origin of Right Coronary Artery from the Non-coronary Cusp Demonstrated by Echocardiography and CT Angiography

Simone Jhaveri; Albree Tower-Rader; Kenneth Zahka

doi:10.1007/s00246-019-02055-w

Anomalous Origin of Right Coronary Artery from the Non-coronary Cusp Demonstrated by Echocardiography and CT Angiography

Pediatr Cardiol. 2019 Feb;40(2):454-455. doi: 10.1007/s00246-019-02055-w. Epub 2019 Jan 23.

Authors

Simone Jhaveri^{1

2}, Albree Tower-Rader³, Kenneth Zahka⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA. jhavers@ccf.org.
² Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Desk M-41, 44195, Cleveland, OH, USA. jhavers@ccf.org.
³ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
⁴ Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.

PMID: 30673798
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-019-02055-w

Abstract

Certain coronary anomalies have been associated with sudden cardiac death. Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery (RCA) from the posterior non-coronary aortic cusp is exceedingly rare. Through multimodality imaging, we present a young female with an anomalous RCA arising from the non-coronary cusp. Given the unobstructed origin and benign course, no intervention was recommended.

Keywords: Anomalous coronary artery; CT angiography; Echocardiography; Non-coronary cusp; Right coronary artery.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Computed Tomography Angiography / methods*
Coronary Angiography / methods*
Coronary Vessel Anomalies / diagnostic imaging*
Echocardiography / methods*
Female
Humans
Imaging, Three-Dimensional / methods
Multimodal Imaging