[Myocardial ischemia secondary to coronary fistula of the anterior descending artery with drainage into the pulmonary artery]

Arch Inst Cardiol Mex. 1997 Nov-Dec;67(6):480-4.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

This article reports the clinical and angiographic aspects of three patients with congenital coronary arteriovenous fistula to the main pulmonary artery, which manifested as dyspnea crisis and angina. This three cases were found in the course of 4,400 consecutive cardiac catheterization procedures to study coronary artery disease. The interest of the cases reported is based on the peculiar anatomy of the fistula. Prompt diagnosis is relevant for better prognosis and treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Arterio-Arterial Fistula / complications*
  • Arterio-Arterial Fistula / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Aneurysm / complications*
  • Coronary Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocardial Ischemia / diagnostic imaging
  • Myocardial Ischemia / etiology*
  • Pulmonary Artery* / diagnostic imaging
  • Radiography
  • Retrospective Studies