Transoesophageal echocardiography in diagnosis of aberrant coronary artery.
Aberrant origin of the main stem of the left coronary artery from the right sinus of Valsalva caused angina of effort in a 40 year-old patient. Diagnosis was revealed by transoesophageal echocardiography and confirmed by selective coronary angiography. Aorto-coronary bypass was performed in order to prevent the recurrence of myocardial ischemia.
Salloum
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Department of Cardiology, Hôpital de la Salpêtrière, Paris, France.
Thomas
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Evans
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D000328:Adult; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000209:etiology; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D004947:Esophagus; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans