Coronary Arterial Anomalies and Coronary Arterial Interventions in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease
A special issue of Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease (ISSN 2308-3425). This special issue belongs to the section "Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Disease".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2026 | Viewed by 87
Special Issue Editor
Interests: congenital cardiac surgery; cardiac surgery; outcomes research; surgical techniques; surgery
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Dear Colleagues,
Coronary arterial anomalies (CAAs) are rare occurrences in the general population, with an incidence ranging from 0.3 to 1%. However, in recent times, they are being diagnosed more often due to the wide use of cross-sectional imaging for a variety of other indications. Subsequently, many questions have arisen regarding the need and timing of interventions, especially for asymptomatic patients. Patients with congenital heart disease may also encounter these abnormalities or may have their own unique pathology that, in part, could be related to previous surgical repairs.
This Special Issue explores CAAs, focusing on classification, risk stratification, and different therapeutic strategies. There are two major perspectives to this Special Issue: (1) different CAAs and (2) CA abnormality/pathology in patients with congenital heart diseases. A key emphasis is on diagnosis, defining indications and timing for interventions, and the different coronary arterial interventions, which range from transcatheter techniques to surgical repair with or without revascularization. Innovations in hybrid procedures and intraoperative imaging are also highlighted.
We invite research and reviews addressing these complexities to advance evidence-based care for this unique population.
Prof. Dr. Sameh M. Said
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- coronary arterial anomalies
- coronary arterial interventions
- sudden cardiac death
- trans-septal course of the left main coronary artery
- unroofing
- intramural coronary artery
- interarterial coronary artery
- anomalous aortic origin of the coronary artery
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