ANOMALOUS ORIGIN OF THE RIGHT-CORONARY ARTERY FROM THE PULMONARY TRUNK, ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC AND COLOR DOPPLER FEATURES

Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the pulmonary trunk is a rare congenital anomaly. Diagnosis is usually made at autopsy or incidentally in asymptomatic adults, but cardiopulmonary arrest and s udden death have been reported. The angiographic findings have been we ll described but the echocardiographic findings are less well document ed. This report describes the echo and colour Doppler findings in a 3- year-old child with an anomalous right coronary artery arising from th e pulmonary trunk, as well as observations an myocardial perfusion dem onstrated by nuclear angiography.