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Prenatal diagnosis of fetal isolated right coronary artery to left ventricle fistula
Author(s) -
Zhao Leisheng,
Wang Yu,
Wang Meilian,
Sun Xue,
Ma Jianing,
Li Jingjing,
Zhang Ying
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.14340
Subject(s) - medicine , ventricle , fistula , cardiology , pulmonary artery , fetus , fetal echocardiography , right coronary artery , left coronary artery , artery , prenatal diagnosis , radiology , pregnancy , coronary angiography , myocardial infarction , genetics , biology
Coronary artery fistula ( CAF ) is a rare malformation and is seldom reported during pregnancy. Right coronary artery fistula commonly drains into the right ventricle, right atrium, or pulmonary artery. We describe here a rare case of fetal CAF draining into the left ventricle using cross‐sectional and color Doppler echocardiography. We also summarized our experience in the diagnosis of this uncommon malformation, in which tracing the origin, course, and outlet of the abnormal intra‐cardiac flow played a key role.