Common questions
What is this condition
The coronary arteries supply blood to the heart muscle itself. In most people both arise from their own sinus on the aortic root; in a small number of people one of them originates from the opposite side or courses between the aorta and the pulmonary artery. These records describe the anatomy, how it is classified, and how often it is found. Anatomy differs from person to person — ask your clinician to interpret your own imaging.
This site organises published research to help you talk with your clinician. It does not replace medical diagnosis or advice.
Related records
12Consensus and guidelines first; records without full text last.
Histological assessment of the intramural segment in adults with an anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery with an interarterial course
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Risk stratification and real-world management of pediatric AAORCA: discordance between anatomical features and clinical symptoms
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
First report from the European registry for anomalous aortic origin of coronary artery (EURO-AAOCA)
Interdisciplinary CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery
Anomalous right coronary artery originating from the aorta: a series of nine pediatric cases
BMC Pediatrics
Clinical analysis of sixty-nine children with anomalous aortic origin of the coronary artery
European Journal of Pediatrics
Congenital Anomalous Origin of Coronary Artery Disease in Children With Syncope: A Case Series
Frontiers in Pediatrics
Clinical characteristics and outcomes of the anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery: a nationwide pediatric survey in Japan
Heart and Vessels
Bibliographic record only — the full text must be obtained from the publisher.
Prevalence and anatomical variants of anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery assessed by coronary CT angiography: a single-center study
European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging (conference abstract)
Bibliographic record only — the full text must be obtained from the publisher.
Proposed Standardized Nomenclature for Anomalous Aortic Origin of a Coronary Artery: An International Multidisciplinary Initiative
JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging
Bibliographic record only — the full text must be obtained from the publisher.
Anomalous Aortic Origin of a Coronary Artery From the Inappropriate Sinus of Valsalva
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Bibliographic record only — the full text must be obtained from the publisher.
Anomalous Aortic Origin of a Coronary Artery: A Report From the Congenital Heart Surgeons Society Registry
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery
Bibliographic record only — the full text must be obtained from the publisher.
The registry of anomalous aortic origin of the coronary artery of the Congenital Heart Surgeons' Society
Cardiology in the Young
Bibliographic record only — the full text must be obtained from the publisher.
Other questions
How serious is it
Risk stratification, sudden death, long-term follow-up
Which tests are used
What CT, MRI, echocardiography, and stress testing can show
Can sport continue
Activity restriction, return to training, competitive participation
Is surgery needed
Indications, operative techniques, post-operative outcomes
What clinicians rely on
Consensus statements and clinical guidelines