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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2009; 19(01): 49-53
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.45345
Cardiac

Pictorial essay: Coronary artery variants and anomalies

Anand M. Rahalkar
Department of Imaging, Sahyadri Speciality Hospital, Pune-411 004, India
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Mukund D. Rahalkar
Department of Imaging, Sahyadri Speciality Hospital, Pune-411 004, India
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Abstract

CT coronary angiography has helped radiologists understand the variations and anomalies of the anatomy of the coronary arteries and, thus, to alert the cardiologist whenever such an anomaly is present. This can be of immense help to the clinician planning interventional procedures such as stenting, balloon dilatation, or graft surgery, particularly when there are secondary changes of calcification, plaque formation and stenosis.

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Coronary arteries


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31 July 2021

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