Aberrant crossed left circumflex and left anterior descending arteries: diagnosis with multidetector cardiac CT angiography

Timothy F Shepard; Monvadi B Srichai; Danny Kim; Ruth Lim; Jill E Jacobs

doi:10.1097/RCT.0b013e318173f081

Aberrant crossed left circumflex and left anterior descending arteries: diagnosis with multidetector cardiac CT angiography

J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2009 Mar-Apr;33(2):211-4. doi: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e318173f081.

Authors

Timothy F Shepard¹, Monvadi B Srichai, Danny Kim, Ruth Lim, Jill E Jacobs

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, New York University Medical Center, New York, New York 10016, USA.

PMID: 19346847
DOI: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e318173f081

Abstract

The multidetector coronary computed tomography angiogram findings of a rare variant crossed left circumflex and left anterior descending artery are presented. In this patient, multidetector coronary computed tomography angiogram enabled clear delineation of the aberrant coronary artery anatomy, including an estimation of patency during systole and diastole. To our knowledge, this is only the second reported case of this particular coronary artery anomaly in the world literature.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Coronary Angiography*
Coronary Vessel Anomalies / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Male
Radiographic Image Enhancement / methods
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*