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10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2013.4489
Bilateral coronary artery-pulmonary artery fistulas in mitral stenosis: a case report
Ayhan Uysal1, Oktay Burma1, Mehmet Akbulut2
1Fırat Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Kalp ve Damar Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, Elazığ, Türkiye
2Fırat Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Kardiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Elazığ, Türkiye
DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2013.4489
Coronary arteriovenous fistulas, being a rare entity of
congenital abnormalities of the coronary arteries, are usually
diagnosed incidentally during coronary angiography. These
fistulas may result in a substantial level of cardiac morbidity
and mortality, leading to angina, syncope, congestive heart
failure, myocardial infarction, endocarditis, pulmonary
embolism and sudden death. In this article, we present, a
48-year-old female case with coronary arteriovenous fistulas
originating from both the right coronary and left anterior
descending coronary artery and draining to the main
pulmonary artery which were diagnosed during cardiac
catheterization and coronary angiography accompanied by
rheumatic mitral stenosis in the light of the literature.
Keywords : Arteriovenous; coronary; fistula; mitral
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