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Anomalous Origin of the Right Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery in a Child with Chest Pain
Author(s) -
Guven Baris,
Doksoz Onder,
Ozdemir Rahmi,
Mese Timur,
Genc Berhan
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.12207
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary artery , chest pain , right coronary artery , cardiology , artery , right pulmonary artery , left coronary artery , cardiac catheterization , coronary angiography , radiology , girl , myocardial infarction , psychology , developmental psychology
Mini‐Abstract Right coronary artery arising from the pulmonary artery is extremely rare, is generally present without symptoms in childhood. We present a 7‐year‐old girl with anomalous right coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ARCAPA), that might easily missed in clinical practice. Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery was noted on echocardiography. Then, catheterization and computed tomography angiography confirmed the diagnosis. Transthoracic echocardiography is still important to detect children who deserve further investigation.