Q24.5: Malformation of coronary vessels
Your coronary arteries have changed. This condition is congenital, which means you were born with it.
The heart is supplied with oxygen-rich blood via the coronary arteries. The coronary arteries are blood vessels that run around the outside of the heart.
For example, you may have a coronary artery that originates from a different blood vessel than normal. This means that the heart is often not adequately supplied with oxygen. You may also have a coronary artery that has dilated in one place. Blood may clot in the dilated area, narrowing the vessel. In this case, too, the heart usually has an inadequate supply of oxygen as a result. The coronary artery may also tear in a dilated area.
If the heart is not adequately supplied with oxygen, the myocardium may become damaged or die, often causing severe pain in the chest. When areas of the heart die, the heart sometimes stops working properly. You may then experience shortness of breath or a build-up of fluid in your body. In this case, the legs may swell up, for example. You may also be seriously ill.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Note
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Source
Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).