An Unusual Form of Coronary Artery Fistula: A Small Aneurysm of Vieussens' Arterial Ring Communicating with the Pulmonary Artery

Vieussens' arterial ring (VAR) is the connection between the conus branch of the right coronary artery and the proximal right ventricular branch of the left anterior descending coronary artery. VARs are found in 48% of the population; however, pathologic VAR is rare. We experienced a case of pa...

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Autores principales: Lee, Hae Young, Cho, Seong Ho
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4000875/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24782968
http://dx.doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2014.47.2.152
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Sumario:Vieussens' arterial ring (VAR) is the connection between the conus branch of the right coronary artery and the proximal right ventricular branch of the left anterior descending coronary artery. VARs are found in 48% of the population; however, pathologic VAR is rare. We experienced a case of pathologic VAR that involved a fistula connecting to the main pulmonary artery.

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