[Coronary artery anomalies studied by Doppler echocardiography in infancy and childhood--possibilities and limitations]

Orv Hetil. 1991 Jul 21;132(29):1581-6.
[Article in Hungarian]

Abstract

We investigated infants with Kawasaki disease, congenital coronary artery fistulas and anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary trunc (Bland-White-Garland syndrome) by 2-dimensional and Doppler echocardiography. We describe the systematic approach for visualizing in detail coronary anatomy by two-dimensional echocardiography. Our results suggest that this echocardiographic technique is useful for detecting coronary anomalies and has a great rolbefore angiocardiography especially in sick babies. We recommend performing 2-dimensional echocardiography in the acute and chronic stage of Kawasaki disease for evaluating coronary arterial aneurysms.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Coronary Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies / diagnostic imaging*
  • Echocardiography, Doppler*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / diagnostic imaging*