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ABSTRACT ID : IRIA 1169
A RARE CONGENITAL ANOMALY OF CORONARY
ARTERY
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BACKGROUND
Congenital coronary artery anomalies are rare, often an incidental finding in asymptomatic patients.
They occur in 1% of all congenital heart disease.
Coronary artery anomalies are classified in several patterns.
-- with regard to the origin/course/termination/number/intrinsic anatomy
Many cases are clinically in significant ,only some cases are diagnosed when another surgical cardiac procedure is carried out.
But in some cases it can lead to life-threatening complications like myocardial infarction/ arrhythmia/ sudden cardiac death early in life.
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Hypoplastic coronary artery disease (HCAD) was first reported in 1970.
It is underdevelopment of one or more major branches of the coronary arteries characterized by a narrowed lumen or shorter course.
Its incidence is 0.02% of the general population and 2.2% of all the congenital coronary artery anomalies.
Etiology still unknown.
However, it was postulated to result from various conditions,
-- stenosis of the coronary artery orifice -- an aberrant course between the pulmonary artery and
aorta. -- a coronary artery ostium in ectopic position
--stenosis of the coronary ostium.
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The condition is mostly asymptomatic.
However, some presents with chest pain and palpitations
It bears a high risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) as a result of ventricular arrhythmia during effort, consistent with a sudden and total occlusion of the artery.
Mechanisms involved - coronary artery spasm reflecting abnormal vasodilator mechanisms and endothelial dysfunction leading to myocardial ischemia.
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VESSELS NORMAL DIAMETER (MM)
RIGHT CORONARY ATRERY 2.71 - 5.6
LEFT CORONARY ARTERY 3.82 - 6.09
LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING ARTERY
1.46 - 5.28
LEFT CIRCUMFLEX ARTERY 1.5 - 5.27
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CASE REPORT
A 39 year old female patient came complaints of -
Crushing type of chest pain lasting for 10 minutes, 3 episodes since 2007.
Associated with palpitations and giddiness.
K/C/O Hypertension for 7 years, under medication
--Patient underwent TREAD MILL TEST in 2007 and was diagnosed with Inducible Ischemia and is under medication. No further investigations have been done.
--Diabetes mellitus for two months.
She has no significant family history
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GENERAL EXAMINATION :
Afebrile.
No pallor/icterus/clubbing/cyanosis/lymphadenopathy/edema.
Blood pressure - 130/90 mm Hg. Pulse Rate - 82/min.
SYSTEM EXAMINATION:
CVS - S1, S2 +, no murmurs/thrill.
RS/CNS - No abnormality detected. P/A - soft, no organomegaly.
EXAMINATION
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INVESTIGATIONS In our case ,the patient underwent a Treadmill test in
2007 and was diagnosed with Induced ischemia.
Electrocardiogram:
T wave inversions in Leads III, V1-V5.
Echocardiogram :
Trivial tricuspid regurgitation Left ventricular function-normal No Regional wall motion abnormalities. Cardiac chambers - Normal.
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CHEST X-RAY
No significant abnormality seen.
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A) Normal ostium (yellow arrow) of left main coronary artery (LMCA) --Reduced caliber of Left main coronary artery -1.1mm (green arrow). --No plaque in the ostium or left main coronary artery. B) Proximal left anterior descending artery (LAD- red arrow). --Left circumflex artery (black arrow). --Diagonal branch of LAD (white arrow). --Ramus intermedia artery (blue arrow). --Tapering of mid and distal segments of LAD (violet arrow).
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Vieussen’s Ring (white arrow). Right main coronary artery (black arrow). Conus branch (blue arrow).
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Right main coronary artery and its branches were normal in course and caliber.
Left main coronary artery:
-Arising from the left main coronary sinus sharing a common ostium (1.6mm) with interventricular septal branch.
-Left main coronary artery is reduced in its caliber
(1.1mm) in its entire length(1.5cms) - It trifurcates in to Left anterior descending artery,
Ramus Intermedius artery and Left circumflex artery.
CORONARY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAM
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Left anterior descending artery :
- Type III
- Gives two diagonal branches and are normal in opacification.
- Conus branch is seen arising from the right coronary sinus, separate from the right coronary artery ostium.
- It measures 3mm in caliber and coursing right to left anterior to pulmonary conus and anastamosing with
Left anterior descending artery distal to D1 branch - VIEUSSEN’S RING.
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Left anterior descending artery : -proximal to anastamosis - 3mm -Between D1 and D2 branches -1.5 mm -After D2 branch(small in caliber)-1mm
Left circumflex artery - 1.6mm - Its bifurcates to two obtuse marginal
branches and they measure 1.4 and 1.2 mm each.
Ramus Intermedius artery: 2.2mm(normal in caliber)
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Normal appearing right coronary artery (yellow arrow) with conus branch not cannulated.
CONVENTIONAL CORONARY ANGIOGRAM
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Non selective injection into left coronary sinus :
--Hypoplastic left main coronary artery (blue arrow).
--Hypoplastic mid and distal left anterior descending artery (green arrow).
--Normal caliber proximal left anterior descending artery (orange artery).
-- Diagonal branch of LAD (yellow arrow).
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INTRA-OPERATIVE FINDINGS
In the view of above symptoms, imaging findings and risk of sudden cardiac death the patient underwent below mentioned procedure.
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting:-- 2 grafts were placed : a) Left internal mammary artery for D1 branch (1.5mm).b) Saphenous vein graft for Obtuse marginal artery (1.5mm).-Left anterior descending artery was too small to graft.
POST-OP period : Uneventful.
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CONCLUSION
Hypoplastic coronary artery disease (HCAD) is a very rare entity among the congenital coronary artery anomalies.
This unusual clinical entity has rarely been diagnosed in living individuals.
Most of them are asymptomatic and a high proportion experience sudden cardiac death.
Diagnosis is often made at autopsy.
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