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Table 1 Coronary artery anomalies encountered in our series

From: Prevalence and characteristics of coronary artery anomalies in an adult population undergoing multidetector-row computed tomography for the evaluation of coronary artery disease

Type of anomaly

Number Of patients

Incidence (%)

Anomalies (%)

High “take-off”

20

0.78

33.3

Separate ostia for LAD and Cx inside the left SoV

15

0.58

25

RCA from LSV

9

0.35

15

Cx originating from the right SoV or RCA

6

0.23

10

Single coronary artery

3

0.12

5

LCA from RSoV

2

0.08

3.3

LCA from PA (ALCAPA)

1

0,04

1.7

Coronary artery fistulae

4

0.15

6.7

Total

60

2.33

 
  1. LAD left anterior descending, Cx circumflex, RCA right coronary artery, LCA left coronary artery, SoV sinus of Valsalva, PA pulmonary artery