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Noninvasive Demonstration of Dual Coronary Artery Fistulas to Main Pulmonary Artery with 64-Slice Multidetector-Computed Tomography: A Case Report.

Authors :
Noda, Yoshiki
Matsutera, Ryo
Yasuoka, Yoshinori
Abe, Haruhiko
Adachi, Hidenori
Hattori, Susumu
Araki, Ryo
Imanaka, Takahiro
Kosugi, Motohiro
Sasaki, Tatsuya
Source :
Cardiology Research & Practice. Jan2010, p1-4. 4p. 1 Color Photograph, 2 Black and White Photographs.
Publication Year :
2010

Abstract

Coronary artery fistulas, including coronary pulmonary fistulas, are usually discovered accidently among the adult population when undergoing invasive coronary angiographies. We report here a 58-year-old woman with dual fistulas originating from the left anterior descending coronary artery and right coronary sinus to the main pulmonary artery, demonstrating noninvasively with multidetector-computed tomography (MDCT) and transthoracic echocardiography (TTE). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20908016
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Cardiology Research & Practice
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
56551393
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.4061/2010/861068