Published 2010 | Version v1
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Anomalous origin of left coronary artery diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging

Creators

  • 1. Plani Diagnosticos Medicos, Sao Jose dos Campos, SP (Brazil)
  • 2. Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Niteroi, RJ (Brazil)
  • 3. National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD (United States). Dept. of Radiology and Imaging Sciences
  • 4. Instituto do Coracao (InCor-HC/USP), Sao Paulo, SP (Brazil). Dept. of Cardiovascular MRI and CT

Description

Coronary arteries normally arise from the sinuses of Valsalva on the ascending aorta. The incidence of anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the trunk of the pulmonary artery is about 1 in 300,000 live births. The clinical course of patients with this anomaly, which includes heart failure early in life, depends on either the development of coronary collaterals after birth or invasive correction. Here, we report a case of a five-year-old female with exertional dyspnea and changes in her electrocardiographic examination who was referred for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). (author)

Availability note (English)

Available from http://www.scielo.br/pdf/clin/v65n11/27.pdf

Additional details

Identifiers

URL
http://www.scielo.br/pdf/clin/v65n11/27.pdf;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Clinics (Print)
Journal Volume
65
Journal Issue
11
Journal Page Range
p. 1215-1216
ISSN
1807-5932

INIS

Country of Publication
Brazil
Country of Input or Organization
Brazil
INIS RN
42035459
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
BLOOD FLOW; CHILDREN; CONGENITAL DISEASES; CORONARIES; DIAGNOSIS; GADOLINIUM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NMR IMAGING; VASCULAR DISEASES
Descriptors DEC
AGE GROUPS; ANIMALS; ARTERIES; BLOOD VESSELS; BODY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; ELEMENTS; MAMMALS; MAN; METALS; ORGANS; PRIMATES; RARE EARTHS; RESONANCE; VERTEBRATES