Diagnostic Coronary Angiography Flashcards
What is a Coronary Angiography?
Examination of the coronary arteries that is performed by the injection of contrast media directly into the Ostium of the coronary arteries
What is the absolute contraindication of Coronary Angiography?
Lack of patient consent
Where does the RCA (Right coronary artery) arise from?
Right Coronary Sinus
What does the conus artery supply?
Right ventricular outflow tract
Where does the sinoatrial nodal and AV nodal branches arise from?
Right Coronary Artery
What arises from the mid Right coronary artery?
Marginal branches
What does the Marginal branches supply
Right ventricular wall
What does the distal Right Coronary Arteries give rise to?
Right Posterolateral branches and the Posterior descending artery (PDA)
What percentage of cases is right dominant? PDA arises from the distal RCA
85%
What percentage of cases is left dominance? PDA arises from LCX
8%
What percentage of cases is the PDA co dominant? PDA arises from both the RCA and LCX
7%
What groove does the PDA run in and what does it supply?
1: Posterior Interventricular grove
2: Posterior Interventricular septum
Where does the left main coronary artery arise from?
Left Coronary Sinus
What does the Left Coronary Artery do?
Birfurcates into the Left anterior descending and Left Circumflex Artery
In a minority of cases, what does the left main coronary artery do?
Trifurcates into the LAD, Ramus intermedius artery, and LCX.
What does the Left Anterior Descending artery supply?
Anterior wall of the left Ventricle
Where does the LCX artery run through?
Left AV groove
What does the LCX artery supply?
Obtuse marginal branches that supply the posterolateral wall of the left ventricle.
What percentage of coronary artery anomalies are found
1 to 1.5 %