DOI: 10.3390/jimaging12060273 ISSN: 2313-433X
Coronary Artery Anomalies and Anatomical Variants: Cross-Sectional Diagnostic Imaging and Clinical Background
Nicolò Schicchi, Francesco Bianco, Marco Fogante, Corrado Tagliati, Luca Procaccini, Franco De Remigis, Emanuela Algeri, Giovanni Lorusso, Stefania Lamja, Giulia Argalia, Cinzia Romagnolo, Simone Steffani, Matteo Cesarotto, Luca Salice, Manuel Belgrano, Antonio Bernardini, Giuseppe Lanni, Antonio Corvino, Marcello Chiocchi, Alessandro CapestroThe coronary arteries are a pair of arteries that branch off from the aorta and encircle the heart, providing oxygenated blood to the myocardium. Although coronary artery atherosclerosis remains a main cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, coronary artery anomalies (CAAs) are increasingly recognized as a clinically relevant cause of ischemic events and can be subdivided into origin, course, or termination anomalies. The aim of this narrative review is to summarize the cross-sectional diagnostic imaging and clinical background of CAAs.