Anomalous origin of left coronary artery from pulmonary artery — Duped by 2D; saved by color Doppler: Echocardiographic lesson from two cases

Echocardiography is an important first-line investigation for detection of anomalous origin of a coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA). We report two cases of ALCAPA that illustrate the importance of systematic performance of the echocardiogram, mindful of technical artifacts that may m...

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Autores principales: Yarrabolu, Tharakanatha R, Ozcelik, Nazire, Quinones, Jose, Brown, Matthew D, Balaguru, Duraisamy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4189245/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25298703
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-2069.140862
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Sumario:Echocardiography is an important first-line investigation for detection of anomalous origin of a coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA). We report two cases of ALCAPA that illustrate the importance of systematic performance of the echocardiogram, mindful of technical artifacts that may mislead the echocardiographer color Doppler imaging in diagnosis of this condition.

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