Abstract
Congenital anomalies of the coronary arteries occur in 0.2% to 1.2% of the general population. Most coronary artery anomalies are found incidentally during angiographic evaluation for other cardiac diseases. We describe the case of a young woman presenting with chest discomfort and fatigue where echocardiography identified a coronary artery fistula. Successful embolization of the coronary artery fistula was performed. To our knowledge, this is a unique case of an anomalous coronary artery and a fistulous anomaly in the same patient. This report describes the echocardiographic diagnosis, and the feasibility of a transcatheter management decision to avoid cardiopulmonary bypass in a patient in whom blood products are contraindicated.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 333.e1-333.e4 |
Journal | Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2007 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine