[Left coronary artery arising from the pulmonary artery. Demonstration by 2-dimensional echocardiography].
The authors report the case of a baby in whom an ectopic left coronary artery arising from the pulmonary artery was suspected on clinical and, in particular, electrocardiographic criteria. M mode echocardiography showed left ventricular dilatation with reduced shortening fraction of the LV internal diameter. 2D echocardiography with a mechanical sector scanner demonstrated the left coronary artery arising from the pulmonary artery. The short axis view of the basal vessels in the left parasternal incidence visualised 2 cm of the left coronary artery arising from the posterior part of the pulmonary artery.
D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*
Artère coronaire gauche née de l'artère pulmonaire. Mise en évidence par échocardiographie bidimensionnelle.