Weigand Justin D, Gowda Srinath, Lorber Richard, Madan Nitin
1 Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Hospital of San Antonio, Baylor College of Medicine, San Antonio, TX 78207, USA.
World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2017 Jan;8(1):101-102. doi: 10.1177/2150135116664702.
This case describes an infantile presentation of left main coronary artery atresia (LMCAA), which involves complete absence of the left coronary ostium and left main coronary artery. The echocardiographic features of LMCAA that assist in making this diagnosis are detailed. Important imaging features that distinguish LMCAA from anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery are highlighted.
本病例描述了左冠状动脉闭锁(LMCAA)的婴儿期表现,其包括左冠状动脉口和左冠状动脉完全缺如。详细阐述了有助于做出该诊断的LMCAA的超声心动图特征。突出了LMCAA与起源于肺动脉的异常左冠状动脉相鉴别的重要影像学特征。