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Left and Right Coronary Artery Aneurysm Associated with Right Coronary Artery Occluding Thrombus: Demonstration by Transesophageal Echocardiography
Author(s) -
HSIUNG MINGCHON,
KU CHANGSHENG,
LIN CHENCHEE,
DING YUAN,
WANG DANGJIEN,
SHIEH SHYHMING,
LIN KOCHOW
Publication year - 1992
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/j.1540-8175.1992.tb00480.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , thrombus , right coronary artery , aneurysm , occlusion , kawasaki disease , radiology , coronary artery disease , angiography , artery , coronary angiography , myocardial infarction
This case provides a demonstration of the improved utility of transesophageal echocardiography, as compared to angiography and conventional echocardiography, in the setting of Kawasaki disease. Transesophageal echocardiography was able to demonstrate aneurysm and thrombolytic occlusion of the right coronary artery (RCA), whereas transthoracic echocardiography could not detect the occlusion and angiography missed the RCA findings altogether.