Detection of Coronary Artery and Aortic Arch Anomalies in Patients with Tetralogy of Fallot Using CT Angiography
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:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Study Limitations
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Gender | Male | 58.1% (61/105) |
Female | 41.9% (44/105) | |
M:F ratio | 1.39 | |
Age distribution | Range | 0 month to 47 years |
Median | 38.7 months (IQR 6.9–179.4) | |
<1 year | 35.2% (37/105) | |
1–18 years | 47.6% (50/105) | |
≥18 years | 17.1% (18/105) |
Course | Origin | Overall Prevalence |
---|---|---|
Prepulmonic | LAD from RCA | 3.8% (4/105) |
RCA from LAD | 1.9% (2/105) | |
Interarterial | LAD from RCA | 0.95% (1/105) |
RCA from LM | 0.95% (1/105) | |
Other coronary findings | Coronary pattern | Overall prevalence |
Prominent conus artery | 3.8% (4/105) |
Prevalence in LAA | Overall Prevalence | Characteristics | |
---|---|---|---|
Popieluszko classification | |||
Type 1—normal | 53.75% (43/80) | 40.95% (43/105) | - |
Type 2—bovine arch | 21.25% (17/80) | 16.19% (17/105) | One patient had PDA |
Type 3—LV from aortic arch | 3.75% (3/80) | 2.85% (3/105) | - |
Type 4—bovine arch and LV | 1.25% (1/80) | 0.95% (1/105) | - |
Type 5—common carotid trunk | - | - | - |
Type 6—ARSA | 3.75% (3/80) | 2.85% (3/105) | - |
Type 7—RAA | - | 23.8% (25/105) | - |
Unclassified branching pattern | |||
LCC from anterior aspect of aortic arch | 1.25% (1/80) | 0.95% (1/105) | - |
LCC and LSA from anterior aspect of aortic arch | 1.25% (1/80) | 0.95% (1/105) | The patient had MAPCAs |
RSA from aortic arch | 1.25% (1/80) | 0.95% (1/105) | - |
Prevalence in RAA | Overall Prevalence | Characteristics | |
---|---|---|---|
Type I—RAA with mirror image | 84% (21/25) | 20% (21/105) | Two patients had PDA |
Type II—RAA with ALSA | 12% (3/25) | 2.85% (3/105) | - |
Type III—Isolated LSA | - | - | - |
Unclassified RAA with bovine arch | 4% (1/25) | 0.95% (1/105) | - |
Prevalence in LAA | Overall Prevalence | Characteristics | |
---|---|---|---|
PDA | 7.5% (6/80) | 7.61% (8/105) | One patient had bovine arch |
MAPCAs | 5% (4/80) | 3.8% (4/105) | One patient had LCC and LSA arising from the anterior aspect of the arch |
Prominent sinoatrial nodal artery | 1.25% (1/80) | 0.95% (1/105) | - |
Ductal diverticulum | 1.25 (1/80) | 0.95% (1/105) | - |
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Kakucs, Z.; Heidenhoffer, E.; Pop, M. Detection of Coronary Artery and Aortic Arch Anomalies in Patients with Tetralogy of Fallot Using CT Angiography. J. Clin. Med. 2022, 11, 5500. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11195500
Kakucs Z, Heidenhoffer E, Pop M. Detection of Coronary Artery and Aortic Arch Anomalies in Patients with Tetralogy of Fallot Using CT Angiography. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2022; 11(19):5500. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11195500
Chicago/Turabian StyleKakucs, Zsófia, Erhard Heidenhoffer, and Marian Pop. 2022. "Detection of Coronary Artery and Aortic Arch Anomalies in Patients with Tetralogy of Fallot Using CT Angiography" Journal of Clinical Medicine 11, no. 19: 5500. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11195500
APA StyleKakucs, Z., Heidenhoffer, E., & Pop, M. (2022). Detection of Coronary Artery and Aortic Arch Anomalies in Patients with Tetralogy of Fallot Using CT Angiography. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 11(19), 5500. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11195500