Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ARCAPA): Echocardiographic diagnosis in a critically ill newborn

Echocardiography. 2024 Aug;41(8):e15856. doi: 10.1111/echo.15856.

Abstract

ARCAPA echocardiographic diagnosis. A network of small multiple coronary vessels, a systo-diastolic jet of flow into the pulmonary artery and a retrograde inverted «blue» flow into the RCA are the key signs. CT-scan confirms the diagnosis .

Keywords: ARCAPA; coronary; coronary anomaly; neonatal echocardiography; right coronary artery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies* / diagnosis
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies* / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Vessels / diagnostic imaging
  • Critical Illness
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Echocardiography* / methods
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Pulmonary Artery* / abnormalities
  • Pulmonary Artery* / diagnostic imaging
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods