Saline contrast echocardiography for the detection of anomalous origin of pulmonary artery from aorta.
Saline contrast echocardiography is a well-established modality for the diagnosis of right-to-left shunt lesions. In this brief report, we demonstrate, for the first time, its usefulness in the diagnosis of anomalous origin of right pulmonary artery from aorta.
Department of Cardiology, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
Saurabh Kumar
SK
Gupta
Department of Cardiology, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
Abhishek
A
Gupta
D000293:Adolescent; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology*; D054079:Vascular Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis*
D012965:Sodium Chloride
anomalous origin of pulmonary artery; pulmonary arterial hypertension; saline contrast echocardiography