Ex vivo and in vivo coronary ostial locations in humans

Publication

Ex vivo and in vivo coronary ostial locations in humans

Journal Paper/Review - Mar 14, 2009

Knight Joseph, Kurtcuoglu Vartan, Muffly Karl, Marshall William, Stolzmann Paul, Desbiolles Lotus, Seifert Burkhardt, Poulikakos Dimos, Alkadhi Hatem

Citation

Knight J, Kurtcuoglu V, Muffly K, Marshall W, Stolzmann P, Desbiolles L, Seifert B, Poulikakos D, Alkadhi H. Ex vivo and in vivo coronary ostial locations in humans. Surg Radiol Anat 2009; 31:597-604.

Type

Journal Paper/Review (English)

Journal

Surg Radiol Anat 2009; 31

Publication Date

Mar 14, 2009

Issn Electronic

1279-8517

Pages

597-604

Brief description/objective

Knowledge of the normal in vivo distribution and variation of coronary ostial locations is essential in the planning of various interventional and surgical procedures. However, all studies to date have reported the distribution of coronary ostia locations only in cadaver hearts. In this study, we sought to assess the distribution of coronary ostial locations in patients using cardiac dual-source computed tomography (CT) and compare these values to those of human cadaveric specimens.