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Pediatric Cardiology
Published in: Pediatric Cardiology 4/2005

01-08-2005

The Levoatriocardinal Vein

Authors: F. Amoretti, A. G. Cerillo, D. Chiappino

Published in: Pediatric Cardiology | Issue 4/2005

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A 2-year-old boy with the diagnosis of coarctation of the aorta underwent balloon angioplasty. At 3-month follow-up, clinical examination revealed persistent hypertension. A 16-row multislice computerized tomography (CT) scan (Toshiba Aquilion Multi 16, Toshiba Medical System, Tokyo) was performed to evaluate the presence of residual coarctation. Our acquisition protocol was as follows: slice thickness, 1 mm; 0.5 sec/rot; helical pitch, 23; 120 Kv; 15 mAs. Contrast enhancement was achieved with 50 ml of iopromide at an infusion rate of 2 ml/sec. Total scan time was 5 seconds. …
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Metadata
Title
The Levoatriocardinal Vein
Authors
F. Amoretti
A. G. Cerillo
D. Chiappino
Publication date
01-08-2005
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Pediatric Cardiology / Issue 4/2005
Print ISSN: 0172-0643
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1971
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-004-9019-y

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