X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING IN THE EVALUATION OF CORONARY VEINS IN PATIENTS WITH ACQUIRED HEART DEFECTS AND CONCOMITANT PULMONARY HYPERTENSION

Abstract

The paper describes the possibilities of visualizing the coronary veins in natural conditions via modifications of conventional CT and MRI protocols. It shows changes in the venous bed in acquired heart defects. The paper depicts a statistically significant correlation between the sizes of the coronary sinus and the volumes of the right ventricle and right atrium, as well as mitral and tricuspid regurgitation.

Keywords

• review
• coronary sinus
• coronary veins
• cardiac computed tomography
• cardiac magnetic resonance imaging