Variation in the Number and Location of Coronary Ostia – A Cadaveric Study

Authors

  • Qazi Waheedullah AJ&K Medical College Muzaffarabad
  • Nazish Waheed Pak International Medical College Peshawar
  • Shemaila Saleem Federal Medical & Dental College Islamabad,
  • Khadija Qamar Army Medical College Rawalpindi

Keywords:

Coronary artery, Ostium, Cardiac surgery

Abstract

Objective: Find out the pattern of anatomical variations in the number and location of coronary ostia in Pakistani
population.
Patients and Methods: It was a descriptive type of study and was conducted in the department of Anatomy,
Army Medical College, in collaboration with various medical colleges of Rawalpindi and Peshawar, Combined
Military Hospital and Military Hospital Rawalpindi during 2011.The study was conducted on thirty heart
specimens obtained from routine autopsies and dissection cadavers.
Results: In 29 out of 30 hearts, there was single ostium in each aortic sinus for each coronary artery but in one of
them, an accessory ostium was present as well in right coronary ostium (RCO) which gave origin to right conus
artery. RCO was situated at the level of sinutubular junction (STJ) in 8 (27%) cases; above STJ in 3 (10%) cases and
below STJ in 19 (63%) cases. Left coronary ostium (LCO) was located at STJ in 8 (26.7%) cases; above in 1 (3.3%)
cases and below in 21 (70%) cases.
Conclusion: The coronary ostial location at or below STJ is present in majority of cases, however the frequency of
the number of coronary ostia and their locations vary among different populations as reported in this study on
Pakistani population .

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Published

2018-11-19

Issue

Volume.13, Issue (July-September, 2015)

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Waheedullah Q, Waheed N, Saleem S, Qamar K. Variation in the Number and Location of Coronary Ostia – A Cadaveric Study. Int J Pathol [Internet]. 2018 Nov. 19 [cited 2024 May 3];:95-100. Available from: https://jpathology.com/index.php/OJS/article/view/188