Unknown

Dataset Information

0

Bilateral coronary-to-pulmonary artery fistulas associated with giant aneurysm in an elderly woman: Case report and literature review.


ABSTRACT: Coronary artery fistula is an abnormal vascular communication of coronary artery with cardiac chambers or any segment of the systemic or pulmonary circulation. The prevalence is 0.9% of all coronary anomalies. Coronary artery fistula arises from the right coronary artery in approximately 50.0% of patients, from left coronary artery in approximately 42.0% of patients, and from both in approximately 5.0% of patients. Low-pressure structures are the most common sites of drainage of the coronary fistulas. If a large left-to-right shunt exists, it can be associated with potential complications, such as arterial aneurysm. Here we report an extremely rare case of a 76-year-old woman with bilateral coronary-to-pulmonary artery fistulas associated with giant aneurysms, detected by coronary angiography and confirmed with coronary computed tomography.

SUBMITTER: Schicchi N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6536618 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

altmetric image

Publications

Bilateral coronary-to-pulmonary artery fistulas associated with giant aneurysm in an elderly woman: Case report and literature review.

Schicchi Nicolò N   Fogante Marco M   Oliva Matteo M   Schicchi Fabrizio F   Giovagnoni Andrea A  

Radiology case reports 20190523 8


Coronary artery fistula is an abnormal vascular communication of coronary artery with cardiac chambers or any segment of the systemic or pulmonary circulation. The prevalence is 0.9% of all coronary anomalies. Coronary artery fistula arises from the right coronary artery in approximately 50.0% of patients, from left coronary artery in approximately 42.0% of patients, and from both in approximately 5.0% of patients. Low-pressure structures are the most common sites of drainage of the coronary fis  ...[more]

Similar Datasets

| S-EPMC10508355 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC3845733 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC5878404 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC3368480 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC6450233 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC9700080 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC4651965 | biostudies-literature