Coronary Artery Imaging in Grown Up Congenital Heart Disease

Abstract

For the assessment of anomalous coronary artery anatomy in patients with congenital heart disease, the use of the combination of MRCA with x-ray coronary angiography improves the definition of the proximal coronary artery course. MRCA provides correct spatial relationships, whereas x-ray angiography provides a view of the entire coronary length and its peripheral run-off. Furthermore, respiratory-gated MRCA can be performed without breath holding and with only limited subject cooperation.