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Stress echocardiography in paediatrics: implications for the evaluation of anomalous aortic origin of the coronary arteries*

  • W. Reid Thompson (a1)
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Stress echocardiography in paediatrics is used to evaluate pre- and post-operative coronary artery conditions, as well as to gain haemodynamic information for a variety of diagnoses, although evidence regarding sensitivity, specificity, and predictive value is lacking. This review will consider the available literature with a focus on anomalous aortic origin of the coronary arteries and discuss a practical approach to test selection and use.

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Correspondence to: W. R. Thompson, Bloomberg Children’s Center, M2327 Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, 21287 Maryland, United States of America. E-mail: thompson@jhmi.edu
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Presented at the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Heart Institute’s 15th Annual International Symposium on Congenital Heart Disease, Saint Petersburg, Florida, United States of America, from Friday, 6 February, 2015 to Monday, 9 February, 2015.

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