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Pulmonary Artery-Focused Contrast Echocardiography With Supplemental Oxygen(Pceso) for Echocardiographic Diagnosis of Anomalous Origin of Left Coronary Artery From Pulmonary Artery: Novel Use of an Old Technique Publisher



Malakan Rad E1 ; Aghaeimoghadam E1 ; Mirzaaghayan MR1 ; Pouraliakbar HR2
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  1. 1. Children's Medical Hospital Center (Pediatric Center of Excellence), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Rajaie Cardiovascular, Medical & Research Center, Iran Univeristy of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Clinical Case Reports Published:2019


Abstract

Pulmonary artery-focused agitated saline contrast echocardiography unveils tricky cases of ALCAPA by the entry of microbubbles into the left coronary artery (LCA) during systole and retrograde flow from LCA into the main pulmonary artery during diastole. Associated pulmonary hypertension, if present, augments the former flow and supplemental oxygen increases the latter. © 2019 The Authors. Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.