Coronary Tortuosity: Normal Variant or Pathological Condition? A Case Report

Francesca Cortese; Michele Gesualdo; Tommaso Acquaviva; Cosma Cortese; Andrea Ciccone; Vincenzo Palumbo; Emanuela De Cillis; Alessandro Bortone; Marco Matteo Ciccone

doi:10.17987/icfj.v6i0.210

International Cardiovascular Forum Journal (Jan 2016)

Coronary Tortuosity: Normal Variant or Pathological Condition? A Case Report

Francesca Cortese,
Michele Gesualdo,
Tommaso Acquaviva,
Cosma Cortese,
Andrea Ciccone,
Vincenzo Palumbo,
Emanuela De Cillis,
Alessandro Bortone,
Marco Matteo Ciccone

Affiliations

Francesca Cortese: Division of Cardiology, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplant, University of Bari Aldo Moro
Michele Gesualdo: Division of Cardiology, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplant, University of Bari Aldo Moro
Tommaso Acquaviva: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplant, University of Bari Aldo Moro.
Cosma Cortese: Division of Cardiology, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplant, University of Bari Aldo Moro
Andrea Ciccone: Division of Cardiology, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplant, University of Bari Aldo Moro
Vincenzo Palumbo: Division of Cardiology, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplant, University of Bari Aldo Moro
Emanuela De Cillis: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplant, University of Bari Aldo Moro.
Alessandro Bortone: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplant, University of Bari Aldo Moro.
Marco Matteo Ciccone: Division of Cardiology, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplant, University of Bari Aldo Moro

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17987/icfj.v6i0.210
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6
pp. 88 – 89

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Coronary tortuosity is a common coronary angiography finding. The aetiology and the clinical significant are not well defined, generally considered a normal variant. We showed a case of marked tortuosity of all coronary arteries associated with myocardial ischemia.

Published in International Cardiovascular Forum Journal

ISSN: 2410-2636 (Print); 2409-3424 (Online)
Publisher: Barcaray International
Country of publisher: United Arab Emirates
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: http://icfjournal.org/index.php/icfj

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