title: Extramural coronary arteries in adults with cyanotic congenital heart disease.
abstract: Dilatation and tortuosity of extramural coronary arteries are prevalent in cyanotic congenital heart disease. Two pathogenetic variables are operative, namely endothelial vasodilator substances and medial structural abnormalities.
authors.affiliation: Ahmanson/UCLA Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90095-1679, USA.
authors.forename: Reema
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chugh
authors.forename: Joseph K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Perloff
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fishbein
authors.forename: John S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Child
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged