Contrast Echo-A Simple Diagnostic Tool for a Coronary Artery Fistula
Korean Circulation Journal
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: 205-207, 2012.
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ABSTRACT
Coronary artery fistulas have been diagnosed with aortography, coronary angiography, and coronary computed tomography (CT). A large fistula can be occasionally found as a mass lesion on echocardiography but cannot be easily confirmed. Here, we report a new diagnostic approach to coronary artery fistulas using a contrast agent and transthoracic echocardiography. Transthoracic echocardiography of a 46-year-old female suffering from dyspnea revealed suspicious small turbulent flow in the main pulmonary artery. Following infusion of a contrast agent, we found whitish flow in the main pulmonary artery during the diastolic phase, and aortic CT revealed two huge right coronary artery fistulas in the main pulmonary artery. A simple diagnostic approach to a coronary artery fistula using contrast agent helped us confirm the diagnosis because of the typical diastolic whitish flow in the pulmonary artery.
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Assunto principal:
Artéria Pulmonar
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Estresse Psicológico
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Aortografia
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Ecocardiografia
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Angiografia Coronária
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Vasos Coronários
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Dispneia
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Fístula
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Korean Circulation Journal
Ano de publicação:
2012
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