Late Diagnosed Left Coronary to the Pulmonary Artery Large Fistulae: An Interesting and Incidental Cath Lab Finding

Coronary artery anomalies are congenital changes in their origin, course, and/or structure. Most of them are discovered as incidental findings during coronary angiographic studies or at autopsies. A coronary artery fistulae involve a communication between a coronary artery and a chamber of the heart...

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Published inCase Reports in Cardiology Vol. 2016; no. 2016; pp. 1 - 3
Main Authors Rios, Gleyson Moraes, Coura, Fernando Barbiero, Abreu-Silva, Érlon O., de Melo, Pedro H. M. Craveiro, Peixoto Oliveira, Marcos Danillo, Potério, Daniel Izzet
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 01.01.2016
Hindawi Limited
Wiley
Subjects
Angiography
Case Report
Diagnosis
Genetic disorders
Vascular fistula
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Summary:Coronary artery anomalies are congenital changes in their origin, course, and/or structure. Most of them are discovered as incidental findings during coronary angiographic studies or at autopsies. A coronary artery fistulae involve a communication between a coronary artery and a chamber of the heart or any segment of the systemic or pulmonary circulation. We present herein the case of a 67-year-old man with a recent history of exertional angina and dyspnea to usual daily activities whose coronary angiogram revealed an interesting and incidental coronary-pulmonary artery large fistulae.
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Academic Editor: Aiden Abidov
ISSN:2090-6404
2090-6412
DOI:10.1155/2016/1459607