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Vieussens’ arterial ring: a rare coronary variant anatomy
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Cardiovascular Imaging - Original Article
VOLUME: 25 ISSUE: 2
P: 109-113
March 2019

Vieussens’ arterial ring: a rare coronary variant anatomy

Diagn Interv Radiol 2019;25(2):109-113
DOI: 10.5152/dir.2019.17449
Nurullah Doğan 1
Aydın Dursun 2
Hakan Özkan 3
1. Department of Radiology, Doruk Medical Center, Bursa, Turkey
2. Department of Cardiology, MedicalPark Hospital, Bursa, Turkey
3. Department of Cardiology, Bahçeşehir University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey
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Received Date: 30.11.2017
Accepted Date: 14.08.2018
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ABSTRACT

PURPOSE

We aimed to evaluate Vieussens’ arterial ring (VAR) variants by consecutive coronary computed tomography (CT) angiography examinations.

METHODS

We retrospectively evaluated the presence of VAR in a total of 3443 consecutive coronary CT angiography examinations performed between November 2010 and January 2015. CT examinations were performed with a 64-row multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) scanner. All CT angiography images were evaluated for the presence and morphologic features of VAR subtypes. VAR variants were classified into four subgroups.

RESULTS

Eleven VAR variations (3.19‰) were identified. Type 1A was the most common VAR type (n=8), followed by Type 2 (n=2) and Type 3 (n=1). Type 1B was not detected.

CONCLUSION

Although VAR variation is less frequently detected with coronary CT angiography than in previously reported anatomic series, coronary CT angiography is quite effective to reveal VAR subtypes and other relevant cardiocoronary anomalies.