Coronary Artery Fistula Causing Acute Myocardial Infarction and Right Ventricle Thrombus

Coronary artery fistula (CAF) is a rare congenital anomaly, which is most commonly asymptomatic. In symptomatic cases, aneurysms can occur with complications of thromboembolic events. This report describes a rare case of CAF presenting with complications of inferior acute myocardial infarction and t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Santos, Eduardo L, Gouveia, Milena M, Silva, Ricardo F, Ávila, Renata, Aquino, Maria A, Dompieri, Luca T, Lopes, Renato D
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2018
Materias:
Cardiac/Thoracic/Vascular Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5947922/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29755910
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.2314
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Sumario:Coronary artery fistula (CAF) is a rare congenital anomaly, which is most commonly asymptomatic. In symptomatic cases, aneurysms can occur with complications of thromboembolic events. This report describes a rare case of CAF presenting with complications of inferior acute myocardial infarction and thrombus formation in the right ventricle.

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