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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006;29:840
© 2006 Elsevier Science NL

Images in cardio-thoracic surgery

Unusual cause of myocardial ischemia noninvasively assessed with ECG-gated computed tomography coronary angiography

Department of Radiology and Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Dr. Molenwaterplein 40, 3015GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Received 6 January 2006; received in revised form 9 February 2006; accepted 10 February 2006.

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Key Words: Valsalva sinus • Coronary aneurysm • Myocardial ischemia

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A 71-year-old otherwise healthy woman presenting with atypical chest pain and inconclusive ECG-treadmill test was referred for ECG-gated, 64-detector row computed tomography to study coronary arteries noninvasively (Figs. 1 and 2 ; ).

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