Echocardiographic Visualization of Retroaortic Anomalous Coronary Artery

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Noemi Bruno (Department of Clinical Internal, Anesthesiology and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University) ;
Ilaria Ferrari (Department of Clinical Internal, Anesthesiology and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University) ;
Francesco Pelliccia (Department of Clinical Internal, Anesthesiology and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University) ;
Carlo Gaudio (Department of Clinical Internal, Anesthesiology and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University) ;
Luca Monzo (Department of Clinical Internal, Anesthesiology and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University)

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