Prospective identification of anomalous origin of left coronary artery from the right sinus of valsalva using transthoracic echocardiography: Importance of color Doppler flow mapping

Authors
Frommelt, PC Berger, S Pelech, AN Bergstrom, S Williamson, JG
Citation
Pc. Frommelt et al., Prospective identification of anomalous origin of left coronary artery from the right sinus of valsalva using transthoracic echocardiography: Importance of color Doppler flow mapping, PEDIAT CARD, 22(4), 2001, pp. 327-332
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY
ISSN journal
01720643 → ACNP
Volume
22
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
327 - 332
Database
ISI
SICI code
0172-0643(200107/08)22:4<327:PIOAOO>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
Four cases are discussed in which anomalous origin of the left coronary art ery from the right sinus of Valsalva was identified prospectively by transt horacic echocardiography when the anomalous coronary passed between the gre at arteries. Color Doppler flow mapping was a critical component in identif ying the anomalous coronary, particularly when the proximal course of the l eft main coronary was intramural.