Al-Nasseri Abraheim, Leavitt Nathaniel, Kazi Usman, Patel Aakash, Kannam Hari
Internal Medicine, HCA Florida Citrus Hospital, Inverness, FL, USA.
Departments of Cardiology, HCA Florida Citrus Hospital, Inverness, FL, USA.
J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect. 2024 Mar 4;14(2):75-78. doi: 10.55729/2000-9666.1314. eCollection 2024.
Coronary artery anomalies (CAA) define a wide array of congenital abnormalities that stem from the origin, course, and distribution of coronary arteries. CAAs can lead to severe complications such as arrhythmias, myocardial ischemia, and even sudden cardiac death. We describe the case of a 58-year-old female who presented to the emergency department with chest discomfort and shortness of breath and received a workup for acute coronary syndrome. She underwent a cardiac catheterization, which incidentally found an anomalous left anterior descending artery with a right sinus of Valsalva origin, an absent left circumflex coronary artery, and a dominant right coronary artery of unusually large caliber and distribution. There were no identified atherosclerotic plaques. This anomalous configuration of the coronary arteries is exceptionally rare. She required medical management with daily oral acetylsalicylic acid 81 mg, atorvastatin 80 mg, twice daily metoprolol tartrate 50 mg, and hydrocodone/acetaminophen 7.5mg/325 mg oral tablet to be taken every 4 h, as needed for severe pain. Despite optimal medical management, she continued to have chronic angina. A surgical evaluation by a cardiovascular surgeon deemed her anomaly to be inoperable.
冠状动脉异常(CAA)指的是一系列源于冠状动脉起源、走行和分布的先天性异常。冠状动脉异常可导致严重并发症,如心律失常、心肌缺血,甚至心源性猝死。我们描述了一名58岁女性的病例,她因胸部不适和呼吸急促到急诊科就诊,并接受了急性冠状动脉综合征的检查。她接受了心脏导管插入术,偶然发现左前降支动脉起源于右冠窦,左旋支冠状动脉缺如,以及一支管径和分布异常粗大的优势右冠状动脉。未发现动脉粥样硬化斑块。这种冠状动脉的异常结构极为罕见。她需要药物治疗,每天口服81毫克阿司匹林、80毫克阿托伐他汀、每天两次50毫克酒石酸美托洛尔,以及必要时每4小时服用一次7.5毫克/325毫克氢可酮/对乙酰氨基酚口服片剂以缓解剧痛。尽管进行了最佳药物治疗,她仍持续患有慢性心绞痛。心血管外科医生的手术评估认为她的异常情况无法进行手术。