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Title:

Ostial patch plasty of an aberrant right coronary artery in a symptomatic teenager.

Document type:
Case Reports; Journal Article; Article
Author(s):
Schreiber, C; Libera, P; Samprec, J; Malcic, I; Eicken, A; Lange, R
Abstract:
An otherwise healthy 15-year-old girl presented with a history of transient myocardial ischemia. At the time, troponin levels were elevated to 20 microg/L. A myocardial perfusion scintigraphy evaluation revealed a minor scarring with an irreversible inferior defect at rest and at exercise. On admission, the patient was free from symptoms. Transthoracic echocardiography and computer tomography examinations revealed an aberrant origin of the right coronary artery (RCA) from the left sinus of Valsa...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Heart Surg Forum
Year:
2009
Journal volume:
12
Journal issue:
1
Pages contribution:
E57-8
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1532/HSF98.20081129
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19233768
Print-ISSN:
1098-3511
TUM Institution:
Klinik für Herz- und Gefäßchirurgie (Prof. Lange); Klinik für Kinderkardiologie und angeborene Herzfehler (Prof. Hess)
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