| Literature DB >> 19088729 |
Francesco Versaci1, Costantino Del Giudice, Massimiliano Sperandio, Giovanni Simonetti, Luigi Chiariello.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: A 27-year-old woman was admitted to hospital with a 1-year history of mild dyspnea. INVESTIGATIONS: Physical examination, chest radiography, electrocardiography, transthoracic echocardiography, 64-slice multidetector CT and coronary angiography. DIAGNOSIS: Fistula originating from the left anterior coronary artery and draining into the right ventricle, in conjunction with an aneurysm of the left anterior descending artery. MANAGEMENT: Surgical closure of the fistula using normothermic cardiopulmonary bypass.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19088729 DOI: 10.1038/ncpcardio1413
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med ISSN: 1743-4297