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Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the pulmonary trunk, echocardiographic and colour Doppler features

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 August 2008

Amanda J. Barlow ,
George G.S. Sandor  and
Jacques G. Le Blanc
Amanda J. Barlow
Affiliation:
Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, British Columbia Children's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
George G.S. Sandor*
Affiliation:
Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, British Columbia Children's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Jacques G. Le Blanc
Affiliation:
Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, British Columbia Children's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
*
Dr. George G. S. Sandor, Department of Cardiology, British Columbia Children's Hospital, 4480 Oak Street, Vancouver, B CV6H 3V4Canada. Tel: (604) 875-2295, Fax: (604) 875-3463
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Abstract

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 cardiopul-monary arrest and sudden death have been reported. The angiographic findings have been well described but the echocardiographic findings are less well documented.

This report describes the echo and colour Doppler findings in a 3-year-old child with an anomalous right coronary artery arising from the pulmonary trunk, as well as observations on myocardial perfusion demonstrated by nuclear angiography.

Keywords

Anomalous coronary arteryechocardiographyDoppler Colour Flow imaging
Type
Brief-Reports
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 7 , Issue 4 , October 1997 , pp. 438 - 441
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1997

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