ABSTRACT
Anomalies of the coronary vasculature have gained increasing
attention in recent years. The medical significance of anom-
alous coronary arteries lies in the risk of sudden cardiac death
in young, previously asymptomatic individuals, which is asso-
ciated with certain variants of such anomalies. Typically, coro-
nary anomalies are either recognized as incidental findings in
patients undergoing invasive, selective coronary angiography,
or are diagnosed at autopsy. Given the limited number of suit-
able diagnostic modalities, these uncommon but potentially
lethal conditions are rarely detected and probably frequently
under-recognized or incorrectly characterized in live patients.
