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Multiple Coronary Artery Fistulae Communicating through a Sinusoid and Emptying into the Left Ventricle
Author(s) -
Ortega Nellie,
Prakash Anita M.,
Rafael Marva,
Ashley William,
Nagaraj Ashwin,
McPherson David
Publication year - 2006
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/j.1540-8175.2006.00227.x
Subject(s) - ventricle , sinusoid , cardiology , medicine , artery , left coronary artery , pathology
This case report describes the occurrence of multiple coronary artery fistulae emptying into the left ventricle and includes a small communication into the left atrium. The initial diagnosis of a coronary artery fistula was made by standard and nonstandard transthoracic two‐dimensional echocardiogram and Doppler interrogation. Later, multiple coronary fistulae communicating through a sinusoid and draining into the left‐sided chambers were confirmed by angiography.