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Basic Coronary Angiography DAVID SHAVELLE MD
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Basic Coronary Angiography: Take Home Points Cardiovascular Medicine Boards and Clinical Practice
▪ Understand normal coronary anatomy
▪ Understand different imaging views/projections
▪ Understand how to optimize imaging (ie how do I see a lesion in the LAD better?)
▪ Interpret coronary angiograms: normal, normal variants, mild/moderate and severely diseased vessels, vessel occlusions AND bypass and LIMA angiography
▪ Be able to estimate percent stenosis as mild, moderate and severe and complete occlusion
▪ Understand the concepts of TIMI flow, myocardial blush and collaterals
▪ Interpret ventriculograms: normal and abnormal; assessment of wall motion, chamber size, systolic function [EF], mitral regurgitation, aneurysms, ventricular septal defects
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Basic Coronary Angiography: Take Home Points Cardiovascular Medicine Boards and Clinical Practice
▪ It will take 1 year of Fellowship to feel comfortable with interpreting coronary angiograms
▪ Remember, in the setting of severe CAD (CTOs, post bypass, etc.) interpreting a coronary angiogram is more difficult
▪ Approximately 100 coronary angiograms need to be reviewed to be comfortable with angiographic projections and the assessment of disease severity
▪ Take every opportunity to review coronary angiograms – during all rotations, cardiac catheterization conference, angiographic review sessions and when seeing patients in the Cardiology Clinic
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Figure 1. Cine frame from the first selective coronary arteriogram
taken by F. Mason Sones, MD, on October 30, 1958.
The First Coronary Angiogram
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Right Coronary Artery
Origin Right aortic sinus (lower origin than LCA)
Course Down right AV groove toward crux of the heart, gives off PDA (85%) from which septals arise, continues in LAV groove giving off posterior LV branches (posterolaterals). PDA may originate more proximally, bifurcate early or be small with part of “its territory” supplied by an acute marginal branch.
Supplies 25% to 35% of Left Ventricle
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Right Coronary Artery: other branches
▪ Conus Artery – Anterior course usually very proximal; (~50% have a separate origin)-courses anteriorly and upward over the RV outflow tract toward the LAD. May be an important source of collaterals.
▪ SA Nodal Artery – Posterior course (~60%) usually 2nd branch of RCA-courses obliquely backward through upper portion of atrial septum and anteromedial wall of the RA-supplies SA node, usually RA and sometimes LA.
▪ Right Ventricular (Acute Marginal) Branches) Arise from mid RCA; supply anterior RV; may be a collateral source.
▪ AV Nodal Artery Arises at or near crux; supplies AV node.
▪ Posterior Descending Artery (PDA) Supplies inferior wall, ventricular septum, posteromedial papillary muscle.
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Right Coronary Artery: Engagement
▪ Judkins’ 4-right; clockwise rotation-works 90% of the time. Adjust catheter size to aorta.
▪ Other catheter—Amplatz (AL or AR), Williams, pigtail if unable to cannulate or using the JR4 coiled in the RCC
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Left Coronary Artery System
▪ Origin Upper portion of left aortic sinus just below the sinotubular ridge. Typically 0-10 mm in length. Rarely no LM (separate origins of LAD and LCx).
▪ Catheterization Technique “The Judkins’ 4-Left coronary catheter will find the LCA orifice unless thwarted by the operator”. Just in case-other Judkins sizes for smaller or larger aortas. If a JL4 coils upon itself JL4.5. Amplatz, XB or various guide catheters. If a JL4 is too long (can not form) JL3.5.
▪ Watch for “dampening”.
▪ For separate ostia-separate catheters, larger for Cx (JL4.5) and smaller for LAD (JL 3.5).
▪ Optimal Views LAO caudal and cranial; AP-caudal, cranial or flat. Limit views. May need IVUS
Left Main Coronary Artery
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Left Anterior Descending Artery or LAD
▪ Course down the anterior interventricular groove-usually reaches apex. In 22% of cases does not reach apex (short LAD).
▪ Branches septals and diagonals-supply lateral wall of LV, anterolateral papillary muscle; 37% have median ramus (courses like 1st diagonal).
▪ LAD Supplies anterolateral, apex and septum; ~45%-55% of left ventricle.
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Left Circumflex Artery or LCx
▪ Origin from distal LMCA.
▪ Course down distal left AV groove.
▪ Branches obtuse marginal and posterolaterals-supply posterolateral LV, anterolateral papillary muscle. SA node artery ~ 38%.
▪ Supplies 15%-25% of LV, unless dominant (supplies 40-50% of LV).
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The Definition of Coronary Dominance
▪Definition 1: the coronary artery which reaches the crux of the heart and then gives off the PDA
▪Definition 2: (Allows for codominance) the artery which gives off the PDA as well as a large posterolateral branch
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Manifold vs Medrad/Automatic Injection System
▪Manifold ▪ Traditional method
▪ 3 ports: pressure, flush and contrast
▪ Requires meticulous attention to air bubbles
▪Medrad or Automatic Injection System (Acist) ▪ Ensure normal pressure
▪ Ensure appropriate settings
▪ Control the amount of testing and injection volume
▪ Benefits debated – minimize contrast, single operator, easier
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Coronary Angiography: Using the Manifold
▪ Catheter flushed with saline. Ensure good quality pressure waveform. If not – what is wrong? ▪ Proximal lesion, non-coaxial catheter, air in line, etc
▪ Manifold held at 30-40 degrees and ready for injection (filled with contrast)
▪ When artery is engaged ▪ evaluate pressure: is it normal ?
▪ small ‘test’ of contrast
▪ Image Intensifier (I/I) moves to 1st view
▪ Repeat fluroscopy to allow image to be ‘set up’
▪ Cineangiography
▪ Fill manifold with contrast and repeat for 2nd view
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Engaging the Coronary Artery
▪ Flush the system
▪ Assess pressure – look at the pressure waveform ▪ Normal pressure waveform
▪ Abnormal pressure waveform
▪Why is it abnormal?
▪ Normal pressure move catheter
▪ Engage coronary artery ▪ Is pressure normal?
▪ Do NOT Inject Contrast until you confirm the pressure is normal
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An example of what you should NOT do
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Cranial and Caudal Angulation
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RAO and LAO Angulation
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Left Coronary System
▪ Standard Views – 4 (4 corners)
▪ 1. LAO 40/Cranial 20 LAD, Dx
▪ 2. LAO 40/Caudal 20 prox LAD, prox LCx, distal LM
▪ 3. RAO 20/Caudal 20 LM, prox/mid/disal LCx
▪ 4. RAO 10/Cranial 40 prox/mid LAD
▪ Supplemental Views
▪ AP/Cranial 30-40 LAD
▪ AP/Caudal LM, LCx
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Right Coronary System
▪ Standard Views - 2
▪ 1. LAO 40/Cranial 20 prox, mid RCA
▪ 2. RAO 30/Cranial 20 prox, mid RCA
▪ Supplemental Views
▪ AP/Cranial 30-40 distal RCA
▪ LAO 50/Cranial 30 distal RCA
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RAO with caudal angulation
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LAO with cranial angulation
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Steep LAO (> 60 degrees)
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Lateral or True Lateral (90 degrees)
Very good LIMA to
LAD insertion view
Arms up
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LAO with Cranial (40/20 degrees)
Makes a ‘C’
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RAO (30 degrees)
In most patients,
Cranial angulation
is needed to
see bifurcation to PDA
PDA runs on ‘floor’ or
bottom of heart – look
for septals (diagram 5,
11)
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LAO/Cranial
LAD
Dx
LCx LM
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RAO/Cranial
LAD Dx
LCx LM
septal
Note: LCx is high –
out of way of LAD
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LAO/Caudal or Spider View
LAD
LCx LM
OM
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RAO/Cranial
LAD
Dx
LCx
LM
LCX – high in
cranial views
LCx – low in
caudal views
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RAO/Caudal
LCx
LCX – high in
cranial views
LCx – low in
caudal views
LM
LAD
Dx LCx
OM
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LAO/Cranial
LCx LCx RCA
PDA
Posterolateral
(PLVEB)
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LAO/Cranial
RCA
PDA
Posterolateral
(PLVEB)
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RAO without Cranial
? Posterolateral
(PLVEB)
RCA
? PDA
? Posterolateral
(PLVEB)
RVM
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What is this View?
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What is this View?
RAO
Caudal
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What is this View?
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What is this View?
LAO
Cranial
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What is this View? What is this vessel?
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What is the View? What is the vessel?
LAO
Caudal
Famous
Ramos
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ACC/AHA LESION CLASSIFICATION
TYPE B
Tubular
Eccentric
Moderate tortuousity
Moderately angulated (45-90)
Irregular contour
Moderate-heavy calcification
Total occlusion (< 3 mos)
Ostial
Bifurcation
Thrombus present
TYPE A
Discrete
Concentric
Readily Accessible
Smooth Contour
Little or no calcification
Non-ostial
No major side branch
involved
Absence of thrombus
TYPE C
Diffuse
Excessive tortuousity
Extremely angulated
Total occlusion (> 3 mos)
Inability to protect major side branch
Degenerated SVG
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ULCERATED PLAQUE
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THROMBUS
CIRCULAR FILLING DEFECT
THROMBUS VS AIR
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EMBOLIZATION: AIR VS THROMBUS
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MYOCARDIAL BRIDGING
▪ Almost always LAD
▪ Systolic compression of the vessel,
diastolic relaxation of the vessel
▪ Occurs in 5-12% of patients
▪ Usually NOT hemodynamically significant
▪ Usually NOT the cause of chest pain
Intramyocardial Segment
Tarantini G, Migliore F, Cademartiri F, Fraccaro C, Iliceto
S. Left Anterior Descending Artery Myocardial Bridging:
A Clinical Approach. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2016 Dec
27;68(25):2887-2899.
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CORONARY ARTERY FISTULA
▪ Origin ~ 50% from the RCA.
▪ Clinical Syndromes: CHF, endocarditis, ischemia, and rupture of aneurysmal fistula. 50% are asymptomatic.
▪ Drainage: RV-41%; RA-26%; PA-17%; LV-3%, and SVC-1%.
▪ Be able to recognize the presence of a fistula on a coronary angiogram
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LAD to PA Fistula
LAD
LM
LCx
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LAD to PA Fistula
How could you evaluate an LAD
to PA Fistula in terms of
hemodynamic significance?
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Anomalous Coronary Arteries
Normal
LM from RCC
RCA from LCC
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Benign Anomalous Coronary Arteries (0.5 to 1 %)
▪Left Circumflex from right Sinus of Valsalva ▪ Most common “benign” anomaly
▪ Circumflex courses behind aorta
▪High Anterior Origin of RCA ▪ Above sinotubular ridge
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ANOMALOUS ORIGIN OF LCX FROM RCC (PROXIMAL RCA)
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Collaterals
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Coronary Artery Aneurysms
Coronary Aneurysm: Vessel diameter > 1.5x
neighboring segment
Incidence: 0.15%-4.9%; very rare in LMCA
Etiology: mainly atherosclerosis; other causes
include Kawasaki’s, PCI, inflammatory disease,
trauma, connective tissue disease
Treatments: include observation, surgery,
occlusive coiling, covered stents
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TIMI flow grade
TIMI 0 flow: absence of any antegrade flow beyond a coronary
occlusion
TIMI 1 flow: (penetration without perfusion) faint antegrade
coronary flow beyond the occlusion, with incomplete filling of the
distal coronary bed
TIMI 2 flow: (partial reperfusion) delayed or sluggish antegrade
flow with complete filling of the distal territory
TIMI 3 flow: (complete perfusion) is normal flow which fills the
distal coronary bed completely
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Myocardial Perfusion Grade
Grade 0: Either minimal or no ground glass appearance (“blush”) of the myocardium in the
distribution of the culprit artery
Grade 1: Dye slowly enters but fails to exit the microvasculature. Ground glass appearance
(“blush”) of the myocardium in the distribution of the culprit lesion that fails to clear from the
microvasculature, and dye staining is present on the next injection (approximately 30 seconds
between injections)
Grade 2: Delayed entry and exit of dye from the microvasculature. There is the ground glass
appearance (“blush”) of the myocardium that is strongly persistent at the end of the washout phase
(i.e. dye is strongly persistent after 3 cardiac cycles of the washout phase and either does not or only
minimally diminishes in intensity during washout).
Grade 3: Normal entry and exit of dye from the microvasculature. There is the ground glass
appearance (“blush”) of the myocardium that clears normally, and is either gone or only
mildly/moderately persistent at the end of the washout phase (i.e. dye is gone or is
mildly/moderately persistent after 3 cardiac cycles of the washout phase and noticeably diminishes
in intensity during the washout phase), similar to that in an uninvolved artery.
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