There is an open debate about the cost/efficiency of generalized diagnostic screening in large populations. Carriers of<unk> es may receive positive results following stress/imaging tests. However, only in a minority of cases ischemia in the context of<unk> es is reproducible by stress or imaging testing and is mainly associated with particular conditions such as intense (maximal) exercise, which may lead to confusing results and misdiagnosis by techniques such as treadmill test or nuclear testing. Nonetheless, routine screening of high-risk populations (e.g. individuals participating in competitive sports) should be generally encouraged in clinical practice of sports cardiologists. Cross-sectional computed tomography angiogram of RCA (between aorta and pulmonary artery) at the worst intramural site of compression (right anterior oblique projection). Black arrow = compressed intramural RCA. Intravascular ultrasound imaging of intramural RCA during systole (left) and diastole (right) in a patient with mild symptoms.
Coronary artery anomaly
Congenital heart defect
Congenital heart block
Coronary artery ectasia
Ventricular aneurysm
Heart valve dysplasia
Valvular heart disease
Coronary artery aneurysm