Incidence of anomalous origin of coronary artery in 1879 Chinese adults on dual-source CT angiography

• Published in: Netherlands heart journal Vol. 18; no. 10; pp. 466 - 470
• Main Authors: Zhang, L. J., Yang, G. F., Huang, W., Zhou, C. S., Chen, P., Lu, G. M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Houten Bohn Stafleu van Loghum 01.10.2010
• Subjects: Cardiology; Medical Education; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Original; Original Article; Tomography; X-ray Computed; Angiography; Coronary Artery Disease; Coronary Artery Anomaly

Background and Objective. Dual-source CT (DSCT) has been used to detect coronary artery anomalies. The purpose of this study was to assess the incidence of anomalous origin of the coronary artery in Chinese adults. Methods. We summarised all patients who underwent DSCT coronary angiography (CTCA) fr...