title: Dobutamine stress echocardiography in anomalous left coronary artery.
abstract: The evaluation of left ventricular function with dobutamine stress echocardiography is described for the first time in a patient with anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary trunk during the preoperative and postoperative periods. This method demonstrated signs of myocardial ischemia that were not seen on the resting echocardiogram during the preoperative period and ventricular function recovery after surgical intervention.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Cardiology Division, Escola Paulista de Medicina, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Leal
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Mathias
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Arruda
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Andrade
mesh_terms: D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D002648:Child; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004280:Dobutamine; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left
chemical_list: D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D004280:Dobutamine