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Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery: First familial cases in Asia.
Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society - 1 Nov 2016
Motomura Hideki, Yokokawa Mari, Fukunaga Hirofumi, Nakagaki Mari, Hasuwa Tomoyuki, Moriuchi Hiroyuki
Abstract excerpt
Congenital coronary artery abnormalities may cause sudden death, particularly in athletes. Two siblings, aged 10 and 9 years, respectively, were diagnosed with anomalous origin of the right coronary artery on multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT). The right coronary artery arose from the left coronary cusp, and was wedged between the aorta and pulmonary artery. This was also noted on cardiac ultrasonography...
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