Anomalous origin of the left main coronary artery from the right sinus of valsalva with an intramural course identified by transesophageal echocardiography in a 14 year old with acute myocardial infarction

Cardiology in Review

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 219-222

  Kannam, Hari C P ^a   Satou, Gary ^a   Gandelman, Glenn ^a   DeLuca, Albert J ^a   Belkin, Robert ^a   Monsen, Craig ^a   Aronow, Wilbert S ^a   Peterson, Stephen J ^a   Krishnan, Usha ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Anomalous origin; Left main coronary artery; Transesophageal echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; DIURETIC AGENT; HEPARIN; INOTROPIC AGENT;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADOLESCENT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; AORTA SINUS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY ANOMALY; EXERCISE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART DEATH; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INCIDENCE; LEFT CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; SUDDEN DEATH; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ASPIRIN; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY VESSEL ANOMALIES; CORONARY VESSELS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENALAPRIL; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; METOPROLOL; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SINUS OF VALSALVA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23944517221     PISSN: 10615377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.crd.0000131812.44224.2d     Document Type: Article

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