Multiple Coronary Ostia and Their Clinical and Surgical Significance

Meshram, Surekha Wamanrao; Ladia, Anjali Rai; V.P.Rukhmode,; Gajbe, Ujwal

doi:10.9790/0853-1605100108

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“…Termination of LAD even without reaching the apex was the second most common termination pattern of LAD (11%) in our study. The third coronary artery was observed in other cadaveric studies, the presence of which ranged from 1% to 15% [12,25,26]. The present study did not find any third coronary artery in any of the subjects.…”

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Detailed Morphometric Analysis on Left Coronary Artery in the Population of North-East India

Manpoong,

Saikia,

Ram

et al. 2023

Cureus

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Introduction The left ventricle, the cardiac chamber responsible for blood supply to the whole of systemic vasculature, receives most of its blood supply from the left coronary arteries (LCAs). Atherosclerosis of these vessels leading to myocardial infarction is a leading cause of death. Several invasive diagnostic or therapeutic coronary interventions are available for such patients. Just like any vascular procedure, a prior comprehensive knowledge of the dimensions of these vessels and their branching pattern is essential to perform these procedures uneventfully. No previous study in the population of North-Eastern India documents the population-specific reference for morphometric values of left coronary arteries and their anatomic variations. So, this study aims to fill up this lacuna. Methods This study was conducted in the Department of Anatomy in collaboration with the Catheterization Lab, Department of Cardiology, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS), Shillong. Coronary angiograms (CAG) of 100 subjects - 38 females and 62 males - were obtained from the Cardiac Catheterization Lab. Coronary angiograms were studied for the normal variant anatomy and morphometry of the LCAs - the left main coronary artery (LMCA), left anterior descending (LAD), and left circumflex (LCX). Results The mean length and luminal diameter of LMCA were found to be 9.13±3.23 mm and 4.38±0.58 mm, respectively. The mean length of LAD and LCX were 109.46±14.49 mm and 66.27±11.56 mm, respectively. Ramus intermedius was present in 32% of the subjects, whereas the remaining subjects had bifurcations of LMCA. We also found that 86% of patients had “wrap-around LAD”, while in 11% of our subjects, LAD failed to reach the apex. Diagonal branches originating from LAD were single, duplicated, and multiple in 14%, 62%, and 24% respectively. The marginal branches were found to be single, double, and multiple in 20%, 51%, and 29% respectively. Conclusion This study establishes a baseline reference on morphometry of the left coronary artery specific to the population of North-East India. This study may be of assistance to radiologists and cardiologists when performing procedures on the left coronary arteries in the population of North-Eastern India, with respect to the prevalence of anatomic variations.

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“…The third coronary artery was observed in other cadaveric studies, the presence of which ranged from 1% to 15% [ 12 , 25 , 26 ]. The present study did not find any third coronary artery in any of the subjects.…”

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confidence: 81%