title: Diagnosis of Anomalous Aortic Origin of the Left Coronary Artery in a Pediatric Patient.
abstract: Anomalous aortic origin of the left coronary artery is rare and confers increased risk of sudden cardiac death. Accurate diagnosis is crucial and often requires many diagnostic modalities. This case report highlights the echocardiographic characteristics and pitfalls in diagnosing the anomaly in addition to the advantages of using computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in a pediatric patient.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA, USA alisa.arunamata@stanford.edu.
authors.forename: Alisa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arunamata
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Katie Jo
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Buccola Stauffer
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA, USA alisa.arunamata@stanford.edu.
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Punn
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Frandics P
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Katsuhide
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Sowmya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Balasubramanian
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
keywords: congenital heart disease (CHD); coronary artery anomaly; coronary artery imaging (all modalities); pediatric