Aorto-pulmonary window and anomalous right coronary artery originating from the pulmonary artery in a child
A two-year-old boy was admitted to hospital because he had a continuous murmur for two months with no apparent symptoms. The echocardiograph revealed a type I aorto-pulmonary window (APW) and mild tricuspid regurgitation with a suspicious anomalous right coronary artery originating from the pulmonary artery (ARCAPA) (white arrow in Fig. 1A and B). An ECG-gated cardiac CT was performed with nonionic contrast using an 128-slice dual-source scanner, showing the RCA originating from the pulmonary artery and close to the APW with a normal coronary artery diameter (white arrow in Fig.
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography - Category: Radiology Authors: Yunfei Ling, Xiao Li, Shuhua Luo Source Type: research
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