What is it about?
Decision making in medical sciences is complex. The management of same disease varies from patient to patient. However, all attempts must be made to offer least invasive and effective treatment to the patient. If, for some reason, we fail to do so it adds to the discomfort for sure.
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Why is it important?
Failing to recognise this possible false positive sign may push a patient, who is otherwise fit for ASD device closure, for surgical closure.
Perspectives
Being observant is mandatory for optimal patient care. Even transient inattentiveness may result in errors in management.
Dr Saurabh Kumar Gupta
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
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This page is a summary of: False positive retroaortic left circumflex coronary artery in a patient with atrial septal defect, Echocardiography, March 2017, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/echo.13510.
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