Diagnosis of the left circumflex coronary artery fistula drainage into the left ventricle by echocardiographic color Doppler flow imaging

Dursun A., Demirbag R., Yildiz A., Sezen Y., Altiparmak I. H., Yilmaz R.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, cilt.134, sa.3, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Kısa Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 134 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.12.096
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Coronary artery fistula, Circumflex coronary artery, Left ventricle, Echocardiography
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Congenital coronary fistula is consisted of a communication between a coronary artery and a cardiac chamber or pulmonary vessel. Congenital left coronary artery-left ventricle fistula is uncommon. A 41-year-old female patient admitted to our institution for evaluation of heart murmur etiology. A loud continuous murmur heard at the apex area was detected at auscultation. Echocardiography showed a large fistula draining into the left ventricle apex. Coronary angiography revealed fistula from left circumflex coronary artery to left ventricular cavity. Since the patient was asymptomatic and no concomitant cardiac pathology was detected, we advised endocarditis prophylaxis and medical follow-up. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.