Open AccessPulmonary artery‐focused contrast echocardiography with supplemental oxygen(PCESO) for echocardiographic diagnosis of anomalous origin of left coronary artery from pulmonary artery: Novel use of an old technique
Author(s) -
Malakan Rad Elaheh,
AghaeiMoghadam Ehsan,
Mirzaaghayan Mohammad Reza,
Pouraliakbar Hamid Reza
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.2354
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , pulmonary artery , microbubbles , left coronary artery , artery , pulmonary hypertension , diastole , radiology , ultrasound , blood pressure
Pulmonary artery‐focused agitated saline contrast echocardiography unveils tricky cases of ALCAPA by the entry of microbubbles into the left coronary artery (LCA) during systole and retrograde flow from LCA into the main pulmonary artery during diastole. Associated pulmonary hypertension, if present, augments the former flow and supplemental oxygen increases the latter.