Parasternal short-axis view of coronary artery in tetralogy of Fallot
Parasternal short-axis view of coronary artery in tetralogy of Fallot
This still frame from the accompanying echocardiographic video clip in the parasternal short-axis window of a patient with tetralogy of Fallot shows the LAD arising from the RCA. This vessel courses anterior to the RVOT, just proximal to the pulmonary valve.
RCA: right coronary artery; LAD: left anterior descending; RVOT: right ventricular outflow tract; Ao: aorta; RA: right atrium; LA: left atrium.