Understanding Cardiac Anatomy and Imaging to Improve Safety of Procedures

Derek L. Esrailian; Shumpei Mori, MD, PhD; Kalyanam Shivkumar, MD, PhD

JACC: Case Reports (Dec 2023)

Understanding Cardiac Anatomy and Imaging to Improve Safety of Procedures

Derek L. Esrailian,
Shumpei Mori, MD, PhD,
Kalyanam Shivkumar, MD, PhD

Affiliations

Derek L. Esrailian: UCLA Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, UCLA Health System, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California USA
Shumpei Mori, MD, PhD: Address for correspondence: Dr Shumpei Mori, UCLA Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, UCLA Health System, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Center of Health Sciences, Suite 46-119C, 650 Charles E. Young Drive South, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.; UCLA Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, UCLA Health System, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California USA
Kalyanam Shivkumar, MD, PhD: UCLA Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, UCLA Health System, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California USA

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 28
p. 102124

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The sinus node artery can originate from either the right or the left coronary arteries, or even both, and follows a variable course. Being aware of these important variations is of clinical significance during open heart surgery and catheter ablation procedures to avoid injury to the artery. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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