NONINVASIVE DIAGNOSIS OF A CONGENITAL CORONARY-ARTERY FISTULA

Authors
BRANDTPOHLMANN M ACHENBACH S POUGRATZ G MOSHAGE W WORTMANN A
Citation
M. Brandtpohlmann et al., NONINVASIVE DIAGNOSIS OF A CONGENITAL CORONARY-ARTERY FISTULA, International journal of cardiac imaging, 14(3), 1998, pp. 211-214
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System","Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
International journal of cardiac imaging → ACNP
ISSN journal
01679899
Volume
14
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
211 - 214
Database
ISI
SICI code
0167-9899(1998)14:3<211:NDOACC>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
This report describes a large congenital coronary artery fistula of th e left circumflex artery draining into the coronary sinus in a 46 year old woman. The fistula was initially diagnosed by cross-sectional and transesopha-geal echocardiography using multiplane probe. Additionall y, the entire course of the fistula was visualised in electron beam to mography. Angiography confirmed echocardiographic and tomographic find ings.