Transthoracic "coronary" echocardiography - the potential for evidence of anomalous coronary artery origins using TTE.
- 1 Interní oddělení, Nemocnice Valašské Meziříčí a. s., Valašské Meziříčí
- 2 Kardiocentrum, Nemocnice Třinec-Podlesí s. r. o., Třinec, Česká republika
The authors report the case of a patient with transthoracic echocardiography (TEE) suggesting strong suspicion of an anomalous origin of the ramus circumflexus (RCx) from the right coronary sinus; this was subsequently confirmed by coronary arteriography. The paper discusses the incidence of coronary artery anomalies and the potential benefits of TTE use to their diagnosis.
Keywords: Anomaly; Coronary arteries; Echocardiography
Published: February 1, 2005 Show citation