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Transthoracic Echocardiographic Demonstration of Septal Perforator Coronary Arteries–Left Ventricle Fistula
Author(s) -
Sooudi Steven K.,
Ahmed Sujood,
Nekkanti Rajasekhar,
Nanda Navin C.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1046/j.1540-8175.2003.03006.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ventricle , cardiology , coronary arteries , regurgitation (circulation) , fistula , radiology , artery
We present an adult patient status post septal myectomy in whom transthoracic two‐dimensional echocardiography demonstrated septal perforator coronary arteries opening directly into the left ventricle. In some views this finding mimicked aortic regurgitation. (ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, Volume 20, February 2003)