Key result
Prominent Thebesian veins are linked to ACS and Takotsubo cardiomyopathy via coronary steal.
Why the study?
Extensive Thebesian veins causing acute coronary syndrome and Takotsubo cardiomyopathy represent a rare anatomic finding with clinical significance.
Case Report (n=1)
Extensive Thebesian veins can be a rare anatomic cause of acute coronary syndrome and Takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
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Alerts clinicians to rare Thebesian vein etiology in ACS with Takotsubo; extends differential but remains hypothesis-generating.
Thebesian veins are microvascular connections from the coronary arterial supply directly into the heart chambers. While they play an important role in providing nourishment to the myocardium by maintaining adequate perfusion, they are also responsible for a physiologic right to left shunt in the body's circulation. We present a case report of this rare anatomic finding of extensive Thebesian veins causing acute coronary syndrome and Takostubo cardiomyopathy.
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Dixit et al. (2021) conducted a case report in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (n=1). Prominent Thebesian veins was evaluated. Prominent Thebesian veins were identified as a potential cause of acute coronary syndrome and Takotsubo cardiomyopathy secondary to a coronary steal phenomenon.
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