Thrombosis in the Surgically Corrected Anomalous Right Coronary Artery after Reimplantation in Aorta

A 32-year-old African American female presented with dyspnea, and after several cardiac diagnostic tests, the diagnosis of an anomalous origin of the RCA from the pulmonary trunk was established by multislice coronary CT angiography. She underwent surgical correction with reimplantation of the RCA,...

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Published in:Case reports in cardiology 2017-01, Vol.2017 (2017), p.1-4
Main Authors: Laster, Steven B., Ya’qoub, Lina, Gupta, Bhanu, Bajwa, Ata, Thompson, Randall C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Case Report
Case reports
Catheters
Congenital diseases
Coronary vessels
Heart failure
Intubation
Ischemia
Medical imaging
Pulmonary arteries
Surgery
Thoracic surgery
Thrombosis
Veins & arteries
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Summary:A 32-year-old African American female presented with dyspnea, and after several cardiac diagnostic tests, the diagnosis of an anomalous origin of the RCA from the pulmonary trunk was established by multislice coronary CT angiography. She underwent surgical correction with reimplantation of the RCA, from the pulmonary artery to the aortic root. However, 10 days after surgery, she developed frequent episodes of chest pain, and repeat coronary CTA showed a partially occlusive thrombus in the surgically reimplanted RCA. Anticoagulation with warfarin resulted in complete resolution of the patient’s symptoms.
ISSN:2090-6404
2090-6412
DOI:10.1155/2017/5832692