Chronic Ischemia Induced by Woven Coronary Artery Anomaly with Typical Atrial Flutter: Insights from Multiple Imaging Devices

Intern Med. 2015;54(17):2185-9. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.54.4333. Epub 2015 Sep 1.

Abstract

A 75-year-old man with a 120-bpm tachycardia and typical atrial flutter was admitted. Echocardiography showed a dilated left ventricle with anterior and apical wall akinesia. Tachycardia was terminated with cavotricuspid isthmus ablation. Multiple imaging findings revealed a woven coronary artery anomaly (WCAA) in the left anterior descending artery. Stress myocardial perfusion imaging was performed after ablation in the sinus rhythm and revealed stress-induced ischemia and a fixed low uptake in the WCAA territory. WCAA is generally regarded as a benign condition; however, compromised blood flow within the anomaly, caused by tachycardia-related diastolic shortening, may induce ischemia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Atrial Fibrillation / complications*
  • Atrial Fibrillation / physiopathology
  • Atrial Fibrillation / surgery
  • Atrial Flutter / etiology*
  • Atrial Flutter / physiopathology
  • Atrial Flutter / surgery
  • Catheter Ablation / methods*
  • Chronic Disease
  • Coronary Vessels / pathology*
  • Echocardiography
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Myocardial Ischemia / etiology*
  • Myocardial Ischemia / pathology
  • Myocardial Ischemia / physiopathology
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Tricuspid Valve / physiopathology
  • Tricuspid Valve / surgery*