Abstract

UGAN ATIK, Sezen; SALTIK, Levent; OZTARHAN, Kazım  and  BORNAUN, Helen. An incidentally detected anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the pulmonary artery in an infant. Arch. argent. pediatr. [online]. 2018, vol.116, n.1, pp.e102-e105. ISSN 0325-0075.  http://dx.doi.org/10.5546/aap.2018.e102.

Isolated anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the main pulmonary artery is a rare congenital anomaly, and few cases have been reported in the pediatric age group. Here in, we report an asymptomatic case of a 2-month-old male infant who has been diagnosed as anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the main pulmonary artery during the evaluation for cardiac abnormalities. For a suspicion on echocardiography, cardiac catheterization and coronary angiography performed to verify the diagnosis of anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the main pulmonary artery. The patient underwent surgery and did well after two months follow up. Early diagnosis may prevent patients from cardiovascular complications.

Keywords : Echocardiography; Coronary artery; Pulmonary artery; Anomalies; Cardiac catheterization.

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