Aortic origin of right pulmonary artery: early detection by cross-sectional and color-Doppler-echocardiography in two infants submitted to successful surgical repair.
The aortic origin of the right pulmonary artery was recognized in two infants by cross-sectional echocardiography. The sub-costal short axis view was sufficient to make the diagnosis. The Doppler and color-Doppler techniques were useful in adding the hemodynamic information to the anatomical diagnosis. Early surgical correction was performed in the infants with success without needing to resort to cardiac catheterization.
Instituto do Coracão, Hospital das Clinicas, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil.
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D001011:Aorta / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery