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Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the pulmonary artery associated with tetralogy of Fallot: description of the pre-surgical diagnosis and surgical repair

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 March 2011

Francesca R. Pluchinotta ,
Vladimiro Vida  and
Ornella Milanesi
Francesca R. Pluchinotta
Affiliation:
Pediatric Cardiology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University of Padua Medical School, Padua, Italy
Vladimiro Vida
Affiliation:
Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery Unit, Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Padua Medical School, Padua, Italy
Ornella Milanesi*
Affiliation:
Pediatric Cardiology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University of Padua Medical School, Padua, Italy
*
Correspondence to: Professor O. Milanesi, MD, Pediatric Cardiac Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University of Padua Medical School, Via Giustiniani no. 3, 35128 Padova, Italy. Tel: +39 49 8211400; Fax: +39 49 8218089; E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the pulmonary artery is a rare congenital defect. We describe the case of an infant with anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the pulmonary artery in association with tetralogy of Fallot. This patient had a pre-operative echocardiographic diagnosis, which was confirmed by angiography, and later underwent a successful surgical repair.

Keywords

Congenital cardiac diseaseechocardiographycardiovascular surgical procedures
Type
Brief Reports
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 21 , Issue 4 , 12 July 2011 , pp. 468 - 470
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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