ReviewEcho research and practice2022
Cardiac imaging findings in anomalous origin of the coronary arteries from the pulmonary artery; narrative review of the literature.
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- Transient Cardiac Dysfunction Due to New-Onset Mitral Chordal Rupture With Concomitant Congenital Absence of the Right Coronary Artery: A Case Report.The American journal of case reports · 2026Article
- Anomalous Origin of the Right Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery (ARCAPA) in Adults: Analysis of 59 Clinical Cases.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Rare Combination of Partial ARCAPA and Dual LAD: Insights into Complex Coronary Variants.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Prenatal Diagnosis of Aortopulmonary Window in a Twin Pregnancy: Case Report and Review of the Literature.Clinical case reports · 2025Article
- Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the pulmonary artery with a right coronary artery to left anterior descending artery fistula: A case report.Radiology case reports · 2025Article
- Door-to-Balloon Time Delay in Complex Primary Angioplasty: A Case of Anomalous Origin of the Right Coronary Artery From the Pulmonary Artery (ARCAPA).Case reports in cardiology · 2025Article
- Ectopic right coronary artery arising from the pulmonary artery: a rare congenital malformation.The Journal of international medical research · 2024Article
- A Multimodality Imaging and Multidisciplinary Approach to Manage Anomalous Right Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery in Pregnancy.CASE (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2024Article
- Anomalous Arising of Right Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2024Article
- Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery: How to Diagnose and Treat.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Review
- Acute Bowel Ischemia in a Premature Neonate with Miller-Dieker Syndrome and Anomalous Right Coronary Artery From the Pulmonary Artery.Pediatric annals · 2023Review
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Abstract
introductionAnomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ARCAPA) is a rare coronary artery malformation with an incidence of 0.002% in patients undergoing coronary angiography. It can lead to an increased risk of myocardial infarction (MI) and sudden cardiac death, even in asymptomatic patients.
methodsWe conducted a review of published cases of ARCAPA using PubMed and Scopus databases and included patients over 18 years old with adequate echocardiographic data.
resultsWe evaluated 28 patients with ARCAPA with a mean age of 42.8 from 1979 to 2021. Patients were diagnosed mostly by angiography and echocardiography, the most performed treatment was reimplantation (15, 53.6%) and the main echocardiographic findings were dilated coronary arteries (9, 32.1%), coronary collaterals (8, 28.6%), and retrograde flow from right coronary arteries to main pulmonary trunk (7, 25%).
conclusionAlthough ARCAPA is rare and not as deadly as the anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) still there is a chance of serious outcomes, therefore surgical treatment should be performed upon diagnosis. Angiography is the gold standard for diagnosis, but echocardiography can be a convenient, non-invasive, and most reliable method as the primary step whenever ARCAPA is suspected.
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