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Coronary Artery Fistula Unmasking the Absence of Left Pulmonary Artery in an Adult
- Source :
- The Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports, Vol 09, Iss 01, Pp e9-e10 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Georg Thieme Verlag KG, 2020.
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Abstract
- Coronary artery fistulae are an incidental finding in patients undergoing coronary angiography or computed tomography (CT) coronary angiography. A 60-year-old man with known coronary artery disease presented with dyspnea. Coronary angiography revealed a large fistula arising from the circumflex artery (CX) without a clear intrathoracic target vessel or chamber in the heart. CT angiography revealed the agenesis of the left pulmonary artery. The fistula arising from the CX ensured left lung tissue supply. Unilateral absence of a pulmonary artery is an extremely rare condition. In this case, the identification of a fistula from the heart triggered the correct diagnosis.
- Subjects :
- congenital defect
myocardial infarction
pulmonary arteries
Surgery
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 21947635 and 21947643
- Volume :
- 09
- Issue :
- 01
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- The Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.77bf59d0975242ca8693cb6d29474a32
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0040-1702212