Management of Adults With Anomalous Aortic Origin of the Coronary Arteries: State-of-the-Art Review

Mario Gaudino, Antonino Di Franco, Eloisa Arbustini, Emile Bacha, Eric R. Bates, Duke E. Cameron, Davide Cao, Tirone E. David, Ruggero De Paulis, Ismail El-Hamamsy, Kanwal M. Farooqi, Leonard N. Girardi, Christoph Gräni, Jonathan D. Kochav, Silvana Molossi, John D. Puskas, Sunil V. Rao, Sigrid Sandner, James Tatoulis, Quynh A. TruongJonathan W. Weinsaft, Daniel Zimpfer, Carlos M. Mery

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Abstract

As a result of increasing adoption of imaging screening, the number of adult patients with a diagnosis of anomalous aortic origin of the coronary arteries (AAOCA) has grown in recent years. Existing guidelines provide a framework for management and treatment, but patients with AAOCA present with a wide range of anomalies and symptoms that make general recommendations of limited applicability. In particular, a large spectrum of interventions can be used for treatment, and there is no consensus on the optimal approach to be used. In this paper, a multidisciplinary group of clinical and interventional cardiologists and cardiac surgeons performed a systematic review and critical evaluation of the available evidence on the interventional treatment of AAOCA in adult patients. Using a structured Delphi process, the group agreed on expert recommendations that are intended to complement existing clinical practice guidelines.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2034-2053
Number of pages20
JournalJournal of the American College of Cardiology
Volume82
Issue number21
DOIs
StatePublished - 21 Nov 2023

Keywords

  • AAOCA
  • anomalous origin coronary arteries
  • coronary anomaly
  • treatment

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