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Late Diagnosed Left Coronary to the Pulmonary Artery Large Fistulae: An Interesting and Incidental Cath Lab Finding.

Marcos Danillo P OliveiraPedro H M Craveiro de MeloÉrlon O Abreu-SilvaFernando Barbiero CouraGleyson Moraes RiosDaniel Izzet Potério
Published in: Case reports in cardiology (2016)
Coronary artery anomalies are congenital changes in their origin, course, and/or structure. Most of them are discovered as incidental findings during coronary angiographic studies or at autopsies. A coronary artery fistulae involve a communication between a coronary artery and a chamber of the heart or any segment of the systemic or pulmonary circulation. We present herein the case of a 67-year-old man with a recent history of exertional angina and dyspnea to usual daily activities whose coronary angiogram revealed an interesting and incidental coronary-pulmonary artery large fistulae.
Keyphrases
  • coronary artery
  • pulmonary artery
  • pulmonary hypertension
  • coronary artery disease
  • heart failure
  • physical activity
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  • heat stress
  • drug induced