Detection of the “Crossed Aorta Sign” during Echocardiography before Angiography
We report the case of an anomalous circumflex (Cx) origin from the right sinus of Valsalva with retroaortic course observed in a modified apical four-chamber view during transthoracic study (TTE). This finding is known as the “crossed aorta sign.” Usually, the diagnosis of this congenital anomaly of...
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| description | We report the case of an anomalous circumflex (Cx) origin from the right sinus of Valsalva with retroaortic course observed in a modified apical four-chamber view during transthoracic study (TTE). This finding is known as the “crossed aorta sign.” Usually, the diagnosis of this congenital anomaly of coronary circulation is established during coronary angiography. In this case, the diagnosis was performed by echocardiography before angiography. We believe that recent improvements in echocardiography increase the potential of this imaging technology also in the diagnosis of coronary artery anomalies. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-da023bb76dea47919623073c6809913b2025-02-03T01:10:43ZengWileyCase Reports in Cardiology2090-64042090-64122017-01-01201710.1155/2017/92498219249821Detection of the “Crossed Aorta Sign” during Echocardiography before AngiographyLaura Massobrio0Alberto Valbusa1Giovanni Bertero2Fabrizio Montecucco3Gian Marco Rosa4Gian Paolo Bezante5Claudio Brunelli6Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, 6 Viale Benedetto XV, 16132 Genoa, ItalyDivision of Cardiology, IRCCS AOU San Martino-IST, 10 Largo Benzi, 16132 Genoa, ItalyDivision of Cardiology, IRCCS AOU San Martino-IST, 10 Largo Benzi, 16132 Genoa, ItalyFirst Clinic of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, 6 Viale Benedetto XV, 16132 Genoa, ItalyDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, 6 Viale Benedetto XV, 16132 Genoa, ItalyDivision of Cardiology, IRCCS AOU San Martino-IST, 10 Largo Benzi, 16132 Genoa, ItalyDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, 6 Viale Benedetto XV, 16132 Genoa, ItalyWe report the case of an anomalous circumflex (Cx) origin from the right sinus of Valsalva with retroaortic course observed in a modified apical four-chamber view during transthoracic study (TTE). This finding is known as the “crossed aorta sign.” Usually, the diagnosis of this congenital anomaly of coronary circulation is established during coronary angiography. In this case, the diagnosis was performed by echocardiography before angiography. We believe that recent improvements in echocardiography increase the potential of this imaging technology also in the diagnosis of coronary artery anomalies.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9249821 |
| spellingShingle | Laura Massobrio Alberto Valbusa Giovanni Bertero Fabrizio Montecucco Gian Marco Rosa Gian Paolo Bezante Claudio Brunelli Detection of the “Crossed Aorta Sign” during Echocardiography before Angiography Case Reports in Cardiology |
| title | Detection of the “Crossed Aorta Sign” during Echocardiography before Angiography |
| title_full | Detection of the “Crossed Aorta Sign” during Echocardiography before Angiography |
| title_fullStr | Detection of the “Crossed Aorta Sign” during Echocardiography before Angiography |
| title_full_unstemmed | Detection of the “Crossed Aorta Sign” during Echocardiography before Angiography |
| title_short | Detection of the “Crossed Aorta Sign” during Echocardiography before Angiography |
| title_sort | detection of the crossed aorta sign during echocardiography before angiography |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9249821 |
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