Congenital coronary artery fistulae: a rare cause of heart failure in adults

Coronary artery fistulae are uncommon, reported in 0.25% of patients undergoing coronary angiography. Two patients with congenital coronary artery fistula and coronary artery disease who presented with symptoms of exacerbated congestive heart failure out of proportion to their atherosclerotic burden...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Geller, Charles M, Dimitrova, Kamellia R, Hoffman, Darryl M, Tranbaugh, Robert F
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4045954/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24886594
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-9-87
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Sumario:Coronary artery fistulae are uncommon, reported in 0.25% of patients undergoing coronary angiography. Two patients with congenital coronary artery fistula and coronary artery disease who presented with symptoms of exacerbated congestive heart failure out of proportion to their atherosclerotic burden were successfully treated by epicardial fistula ligation and coronary artery bypass grafting with marked improvement in functional status.

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