ABSTRACT
Bilateral coronary arteriovenous fistula (CAVF), arising from both the right and left coronary arteries, are rare. We experienced a 44 years old male patient with bilateral CAVF, and coronary atherosclerosis, whose diagnosis was confirmed by coronary angiography. The hemodynamic result revealed minimal left-to-right shunt. Therefore, only percutaneous coronary artery intervention of the coronary artery stenosis was performed. Here, this rare case is reported, with a review of the literature.
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Adult , Humans , Male , Arteriovenous Fistula , Coronary Angiography , Coronary Artery Disease , Coronary Stenosis , Coronary Vessels , Diagnosis , HemodynamicsABSTRACT
Ortner's syndrome is a clinical entity with hoarseness due to a left recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy caused by cardiac disease. It is a recognized complication of a number of conditions including, atrial septal defect, patent ductus arteriosus, primary pulmonary hypertension, Eisenmenger's syndrome and aortic aneurysm. A 71-year-old woman with a history of hypertension and diabetes complained hoarseness and hemoptysis for 3 days. Chest X-ray showed a soft tissue mass shadow in the left upper lung field and chest CT scan revealed a thoracic aortic aneurysm. We report a case of left recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy due to a huge thoracic aortic aneurysm in an old woman.