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Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the pulmonary trunk

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 August 2008

Fátima Ferreira Pinto ,
Sashicanta Kaku  and
José Sousa Ramos
Fátima Ferreira Pinto*
Affiliation:
Serviço de Cardiologia Pediátrica; Hospital de Santa Marta, Lisboa, Portugal
Sashicanta Kaku
Affiliation:
Serviço de Cardiologia Pediátrica; Hospital de Santa Marta, Lisboa, Portugal
José Sousa Ramos
Affiliation:
Serviço de Cardiologia Pediátrica; Hospital de Santa Marta, Lisboa, Portugal
*
Dr Fátima Ferreira Pinto, Serviço de Cardiologia PediátricaHospital de Santa Marta; Rua de Santa Marta. 1150 Lisboa. Portugal. Tel: 351-1-3529440; Fax: 351-1-3560368
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Summary

We report a case of anomalous origin of the coronary artery from the pulmonary trunk. The lesion was discovered in an eleven-month-old asymptomatic boy because of a continuous murmur.

Keywords

Anomalous origin of right coronary arterycongenital heart disease
Type
Brief Reports
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 8 , Issue 2 , April 1998 , pp. 262 - 264
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1998

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