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Article: New use of diagnostic tool may save children from 'sudden death'.(through the diagnosis of the anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery heart defect)(Brief Article)
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- Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week
- Article date:
- July 21, 2002
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2002 JUL 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New research being presented at The American Society of Echocardiography's 13th Annual Scientific Sessions sheds light on a valuable tool for identifying a defect of the coronary arteries in children. This heart defect, called anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery (AAOCA), is the second leading cause of sudden cardiac death in young children.
Typically diagnosed postmortem with an autopsy, AAOCA may now be preemptively detected through echocardiography, a noninvasive imaging technique for the diagnosis and management of a wide range of cardiovascular disorders. Recent advances in the technology of ...