Coronary tortuosity and its role in myocardial ischemia in patients with no coronary obstructions

Abstract

Abstract The objective of this study is to make a review of the narrative of coronary artery tortuosity (CAT) approaching several situations in clinical practice where tortuosity can have a relevant role, and also evaluate if tortuosity can be related to the presence of myocardial ischemia in patients without coronary obstruction using scientific evidences in medical literature. Textbook of applied Physiology in Cardiology with study of coronary circulation, theoretical articles with studies of Hemodynamics, Fluid and Mechanical Dynamic, and experimental articles with simulation in computers were used as support to answer this last question.