Title of article :
Noninvasive Assessment of Congenital Coronary Abnormalities in Adults using High Resolution 64- Slice CT Angiography
Author/Authors :
Ali, Akhtar Lady Reading Hospital - Post Graduate Medical Institute (PGMI) - Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Pakistan , Ali, Akhtar Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences - Dept of Cardiology, Pakistan , Aziz, Fazlul Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences - Dept of Cardiology, Pakistan , Ahmed, Mehboob Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences - Dept of Cardiology, Pakistan , Malik, Shahid Nawaz Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences - Department of Cardiology, Pakistan
Abstract :
Objectives: to evaluate the usefulness of CT angiography for detection og anomalies of coronary arteries Methods and Results: we collected and analyzed data of patients undergoing CT coronary angiography in our hospital. About 1300 cases of patients having CT angiography were evaluated for presence of congenital coronary anomalies. 22 cases were found to have anomalous coronary arteries, which were 1.7% of all cases, studied. MDCT was found very accurate in diagnosis of origin of these arteries, their course on myocardium, and their termination. Conclusions: MDCT is very effective diagnostic procedure for diagnosis of congenital anomalies of coronary arteries.
Keywords :
Multi , Detector CT , anomalous coronary arteries , congenital
Journal title :
Annals of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences
Journal title :
Annals of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences
