title: Echocardiographic diagnosis and management of bilateral coronary ostial atresia in a patient with pulmonary atresia and intact ventricular septum.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Rachel M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Wald
authors.forename: Amy L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Juraszek
authors.forename: Frank A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Pigula
authors.forename: Tal
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Geva
mesh_terms: 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