Importance of Diagnosis and Treatment in the Anomaly of the Right Coronary Artery: A Literature Review

Objective: Perform a literature review on the importance of diagnosis and treatment in the right coronary artery anomaly. Methods: This is a bibliographic review through scientific publications related to the theme on the importance of diagnosis and treatment in the right coronary artery anomaly. The inclusion criteria for the articles were established as follows: to be a research article published in national journals in Portuguese, English and Spanish between 2015 and 2020. The databases used to research the topic were: LILACS (Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Social and Health Sciences) and Scielo (Scientific Eletronic Library Online) for data collection, based on the following descriptors: Anomaly, Coronary, Diagnosis. Bibliographic Review: Anomalies in the coronary arteries are called congenital changes according to their origin, course and disposition of the epicardial coronary arteries. Anomalies are categorized according to the parameters of clinical complication. In cases of anomalies of the right coronary artery, where there are no responsible epicardial arteries that irrigate the territories dependent on the anterior and circumflex descendant, which associated with age and other factors of the symptoms makes this case rare. Conclusion: This study allows to conclude that it is possible the anomalies of the coronary arteries are rare, being able to be asymptomatic and it is a pathology that affects a portion of young athletes, with a healthy history.