Coronary artery fistula: diagnostic role of transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography.
Minerva Cardioangiol
; 56(3): 361-4, 2008 Jun.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18509296
ABSTRACT
Congenital coronary artery fistulas (CAFs) are rare. Some patients develop symptoms of congestive heart failure secondary to a large left-to-right shunt or myocardial ischemia from coronary artery steal in the first few years after birth. After the second decade the frequency of symptoms and complications increase. We report a case of CAF originating from the circumflex artery and draining into the coronary sinus, associated with left main coronary aneurysm. Transtho-racic and transesophageal echocardiography approach showed the origin, course, and drainage site of the CAF. This case represents a typical sample of this rare anomaly and puts into evidence the essential role of echocardiography to define and complete the angiographic diagnosis.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Ecocardiografía
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Ecocardiografía Transesofágica
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Vasos Coronarios
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Fístula
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Año:
2008
Tipo del documento:
Article