[Coronary artery anomalies studied by Doppler echocardiography in infancy and childhood--possibilities and limitations].
We investigated infants with Kawasaki disease, congenital coronary artery fistulas and anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary trunc (Bland-White-Garland syndrome) by 2-dimensional and Doppler echocardiography. We describe the systematic approach for visualizing in detail coronary anatomy by two-dimensional echocardiography. Our results suggest that this echocardiographic technique is useful for detecting coronary anomalies and has a great rolbefore angiocardiography especially in sick babies. We recommend performing 2-dimensional echocardiography in the acute and chronic stage of Kawasaki disease for evaluating coronary arterial aneurysms.
Kádár
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K
Országos Kardiológiai Intézet, Budapest.
Vázsonyi
J
J
Kiss
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A
Bendig
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L
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
Arteria coronaria rendellenességek echo/Doppler vizsgálata csecsemö- és gyermekkorban--lehetöségek és korlátok.