First Diagonal Coronary Artery: Left Ventricular Fistula Presenting as Unstable Angina | Zendy

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First Diagonal Coronary Artery: Left Ventricular Fistula Presenting as Unstable Angina

Author(s) -

Murat Şener,

Mehmet Akkaya,

Muammer Bilici

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

case reports in cardiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.106

H-Index - 5

eISSN - 2090-6412

pISSN - 2090-6404

DOI - 10.1155/2013/908162

Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , asymptomatic , ventricle , artery , fistula , unstable angina , angina , incidence (geometry) , left coronary artery , myocardial infarction , surgery , physics , optics

Coronary artery fistulae are characterized by communications between a coronary artery and a cardiac chamber or another vascular structure. They are usually congenital, but acquired forms may occur. Most patients are usually asymptomatic. However, some studies have emphasized that the incidence of symptoms and complications increases with age, particularly after the age of 20 (Liberthson et al. 1979, Hong et al. 2004). We aimed to present a very rare form of fistula originating from the first diagonal artery and connecting into the left ventricle.

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