Congenital coronary artery fistula
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
;
: 1083-1086, 1986.
Article
in Korean
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ABSTRACT
Congenital coronary artery fistula(CCAF) is communication of a coronary artery or its main branch with one ofthe atria or ventricles, the coronary sinus, the superior vena cave, or the pulmoanry artery. In Korean peoples,only 4 cases of the CCAF were reported as rare as worldwide and authors want to report another case of CCAF,confirmed by operation. 10-years-old girl shows a fistula between sinus node artery of the right coronary arteryand right atrium on root aortogram with left-to-right shunt and Qp/Qs=1.58, in which simple ligation of the originof the sinus node atery from right coronary artery was performed. All of the 5 Korean CCAF(4 were previouslyreported and 1 of authors) were originated from right coronary artery, and of which 4 weee opening into rightventricle and 1 of authors were into right atrium. Associated cardiac anomaly was noted in only 1 case as singlecoronary artery, Ages were from 9 months of age to 10 years old and no adult left case were found. 3 were femaleand 2 were male patients.
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Main subject:
Arteries
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Sinoatrial Node
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Coronary Vessels
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Coronary Sinus
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Fistula
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Heart Atria
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Ligation
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
Year:
1986
Type:
Article
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