Echocardiographic diagnosis and management of bilateral coronary ostial atresia in a patient with pulmonary atresia and intact ventricular septum.
Bilateral atresia of the coronary artery ostia in patients with pulmonary atresia and intact ventricular septum is a rare condition with no reported survivors beyond early infancy. We report the first case of diagnosis by echocardiography followed by successful cardiac transplantation.
Wald
Rachel M
RM
Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
Juraszek
Amy L
AL
Pigula
Frank A
FA
Geva
Tal
T
D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018633:Pulmonary Atresia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography