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View larger version (37K): [in this window] [in a new window]   A 43-year-old woman presented with dyspnea on moderate exertion and bilateral flank bruits. The patient had no history of trauma. Echocardiography revealed left ventricular hypertrophy and an enlarged inferior vena cava. Color Doppler examination (Panel A) showed increased blood flow in one of two left renal arteries and in a giant right renal artery. A coronal scan of the right flank (video clip) showed a longitudinal view of the aorta, which was visibly pulsating behind the vena cava. A giant right renal artery originated from the aorta and was directed upward (to the left, in the video image). . . . [Full Text of this Article]

 

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