Right coronary arterial dominance with type III LAD

Case contributed by Mohamed Walaaedlin , 31 Mar 2017
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Vincent Tatco, 4 Apr 2017

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TypeCoronary artery CT (right dominant with type III LAD)
Age changed from 43 to 45 years.
Status changed from pending review to published (public).
Published At was set to .
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CTThis case shows an example of a right dominant coronary angiography revealscirculation with type III LAD with dominant right circulationleft anterior descending artery (LAD).

No evidence of flow-limiting stenosis noted in coronary arteries.

  • -<p>CT coronary angiography reveals type III LAD with dominant right circulation.</p><p>No evidence of flow-limiting stenosis noted in coronary arteries.</p>
  • +<p>This case shows an example of a right dominant coronary circulation with type III left anterior descending artery (LAD). </p>
Presentation was changed:
Hypertension with hyperlipidaemia withand abnormal electrocardiogram.

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Findings was changed:

 CTCT coronary angiography reveals:

type III  LAD with dominant The posterior descending artery (PDA) arises from the right circulationcoronary artery (RCA).

The left anterior descending artery (LAD) wraps around the cardiac apex into the posterior interventricular groove (type III). 

No significant coronary artery stenosis identified.

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Image CT (C+ arterial phase) ( update )

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seRCARCA and PDA
Perspective changed from Sagittal to Curved MPR.

Image CT (C+ arterial phase) ( update )

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seRCARCA and PDA
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Image CT (C+ arterial phase) ( update )

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Axial CT image showing the Origin of LAD.
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Image CT (C+ arterial phase) ( update )

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Reconstructed CT image showing the coronary arteries
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Image CT (C+ arterial phase) ( update )

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Reconstructed CT image showing the coronary arteries
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Image CT (C+ arterial phase) ( update )

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Reconstructed CT image showing the coronary arteries
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Specifics changed from CT angio to C+ arterial phase.

Image CT (C+ arterial phase) ( update )

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Reconstructed CT image showing the coronary arteries
Perspective changed from Annotation to Volume rendered image.
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Image CT (C+ arterial phase) ( update )

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Diagonal branches of the left anterior descending arteryLAD
Perspective changed from Sagittal to Curved MPR.

Image CT (C+ arterial phase) ( update )

Perspective changed from Sagittal to Curved MPR.

Image CT (C+ arterial phase) ( update )

Perspective changed from Sagittal to Curved MPR.

Image CT (C+ arterial phase) ( update )

Perspective changed from Sagittal to Curved MPR.

Image CT (C+ arterial phase) ( update )

Perspective changed from Sagittal to Curved MPR.

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