Thrombosis in the Surgically Corrected Anomalous Right Coronary Artery after Reimplantation in Aorta.
Ata BajwaBhanu GuptaLina Ya'qoubSteven B LasterRandall ThompsonPublished in: Case reports in cardiology (2017)
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.
Keyphrases
- pulmonary artery
- coronary artery
- african american
- atrial fibrillation
- pulmonary hypertension
- venous thromboembolism
- left ventricular
- case report
- direct oral anticoagulants
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- coronary artery disease
- aortic valve
- magnetic resonance imaging
- oral anticoagulants
- sleep quality
- computed tomography
- physical activity
- sickle cell disease
- diffusion weighted imaging
- depressive symptoms
- palliative care
- aortic stenosis
- ejection fraction