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01-06-2019 | Computed Tomography | Heart Beat
Intracavitary course of right coronary artery
Authors:
L. J. Bouhuijzen, J. J. Kardux, R. L. Braam
Published in:
Netherlands Heart Journal
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Issue 6/2019
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Excerpt
A 64-year-old woman was referred to the cardiology department for evaluation of atypical chest pain. A cardiac computed tomography (CT) scan demonstrated a calcium score of zero and no coronary stenosis. As an incidental finding, the scan revealed an anomalous course of a 4-cm segment of the right coronary artery (RCA) within the right atrium. The CT scan is shown in Fig.
1. No abnormalities were noted in the other coronary arteries and branches. …