Single right coronary artery assessed by contrast angiography and transoesophageal echocardiography.

Groundstroem, K W; Tarkka, M T; Kirklin, J K · Eur Heart J · 1995

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Contrast angiography is the gold standard for the assessment of the site and severity of coronary artery narrowing. Transoesophageal echocardiography is recognized as a feasible technique in assessing coronary artery anomalies. Our patient had arteriosclerotic narrowing in a single right coronary artery with poor distal opacification during contrast injection. Combining transoesophageal echocardiography with contrast angiography helped us in visualizing a surgically accessible vessel on the anterior wall of the left ventricle.

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