Single right coronary artery assessed by contrast angiography and transoesophageal echocardiography.
Contrast angiography is the gold standard for the assessment of the site and severity of coronary artery narrowing. Transoesophageal echocardiography is recognized as a feasible technique in assessing coronary artery anomalies. Our patient had arteriosclerotic narrowing in a single right coronary artery with poor distal opacification during contrast injection. Combining transoesophageal echocardiography with contrast angiography helped us in visualizing a surgically accessible vessel on the anterior wall of the left ventricle.
Groundstroem
K W
KW
Department of Medicine, Tampere University Hospital, Finland.
Tarkka
M T
MT
Kirklin
J K
JK
D001158:Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003287:Contrast Media; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D003287:Contrast Media