Cardiovascular Computed Tomographic Angiography as a Virtual Patient Avatar for Individualized Surgical Planning of Complex Anomalous Coronary Artery Anatomy. Issue 4 (July 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Shinbane, Jerold S.; Baker, Craig; Saremi, Farhood; Starnes, Vaughn
• Is Part Of: World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery. Volume 10:Issue 4(2019)
• Page Start: 502
• Page End: 503
• Publication Date: 2019-07
• Subjects: Pediatric cardiology -- Periodicals; Congenital heart disease in children -- Periodicals; Heart -- Abnormalities -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Heart -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Heart Defects, Congenital -- surgery -- Periodicals; Cardiac Surgical Procedures -- Periodicals; Child -- Periodicals; Adult -- Periodicals; 618.9212
• DOI: 10.1177/2150135119854742
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2150-1351

Abstract

Cardiovascular computed tomographic angiography (CCTA) 3-D thoracic reconstruction can serve as a "virtual patient avatar" providing surgical views for approach to complex anomalous coronary artery anatomy. Images demonstrated a single coronary artery ostium arising from the right aortic sinus with trifurcation into a prepulmonic left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD), an interarterial circumflex with a subsequent intraseptal course, and normal course of the right coronary artery. Virtual 3-D CCTA reconstructions were important to planning an incisional plane for surgical correction.