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Thrombosis in the Surgically Corrected Anomalous Right Coronary Artery after Reimplantation in Aorta.

Authors :
Bajwa, Ata
Gupta, Bhanu
Ya’qoub, Lina
Laster, Steven B.
Thompson, Randall
Source :
Case Reports in Cardiology; 12/31/2017, p1-4, 4p
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

A 32-year-old African American female presented with dyspnea, and after several cardiac diagnostic tests, the diagnosis of an anomalous origin of the RCA from the pulmonary trunk was established by multislice coronary CT angiography. She underwent surgical correction with reimplantation of the RCA, from the pulmonary artery to the aortic root. However, 10 days after surgery, she developed frequent episodes of chest pain, and repeat coronary CTA showed a partially occlusive thrombus in the surgically reimplanted RCA. Anticoagulation with warfarin resulted in complete resolution of the patient’s symptoms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20906404
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Case Reports in Cardiology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
127053382
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/5832692