Hypoplastic Left Circumflex Coronary Artery: Imaging Findings with Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography - A Case Report
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Published:2019-04-11
Issue:4
Volume:15
Page:427-429
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ISSN:1573-4056
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Container-title:Current Medical Imaging Formerly Current Medical Imaging Reviews
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language:en
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Short-container-title:CMIR
Author:
Sayit Asli Tanrivermis1, Celenk Cetin1
Affiliation:
1. Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey
Abstract
<P>Background: Hypoplastic coronary artery disease is a rare congenital coronary artery
anomaly. It is often detected incidentally, and its true incidence in the general population is not
known.
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Discussion: Symptoms of HCAD are syncope, palpitations, dyspnea, and chest pain. Also, arrhythmia
and myocardial infarction can be seen; these can cause sudden death, especially in athletes
and young people. Diagnosis is often made at autopsy.
Conclusion:
Here, we present the case of a 39-year-old male with isolated hypoplasia of the left
circumflex artery detected by coronary Computed Tomography (CT) angiography who complained
of palpitation.</P>
Publisher
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
Subject
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
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