Coronary Sinus Anomalies with Case Illustrations
Coronary sinus (CS) is the largest coronary vein that receives blood from all the venous tributaries of the heart. Its variations in anatomy are significant from the surgical point of view, especially in patients with complex congenital heart diseases (CHDs). CS anomalies are rare, but with increasi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2024-10-01
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| Series: | Journal of the Indian Academy of Echocardiography & Cardiovascular Imaging |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jiae.jiae_13_24 |
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| Summary: | Coronary sinus (CS) is the largest coronary vein that receives blood from all the venous tributaries of the heart. Its variations in anatomy are significant from the surgical point of view, especially in patients with complex congenital heart diseases (CHDs). CS anomalies are rare, but with increasing advancements in imaging, they are often diagnosed with cardiac computed tomography (CT). These are associated with other CHDs, so the radiologists are alerted to look further for different anomalies. The data in this study were collected from the routine contrast-enhanced CT examinations of the patients referred to the Department of Radiology, Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospital, Bengaluru, from January 2019 to August 2023. It was observed that the anomalies were seldom seen as a single entity and instead were seen as a part of the spectrum of anomalies such as persistent left superior vena cava (LSVC), Raghib complex, total anomalous pulmonary venous connection, and interrupted inferior vena cava. Out of these, the most common associated anomaly was found to be persistent LSVC. These anomalies are essential to detect in the preoperative assessment because they may cause significant morbidity in some cases if left uncorrected. Therefore, we must search for other cardiac anomalies when encountering CS anomalies. |
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| ISSN: | 2543-1463 2543-1471 |