A Case of Coronary Artery-Left Ventricular Microfistulae Demonstrated by Transthoracic Doppler Echocardiography.
- Author:
Sung Il CHOI
1
;
Soon Kil KIM
;
Jin Ho SHIN
;
Jae Ung LEE
;
Kyung Soo KIM
;
Heon Kil LIM
;
Jeong Hyun KIM
;
Bang Hun LEE
Author Information
1. Cardiology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kimsg@hanyang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Transthoracic doppler echocardiography;
Coronary artery-left ventricular microfistula
- MeSH:
Chest Pain;
Echocardiography, Doppler*;
Female;
Humans;
Middle Aged
- From:Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound
2006;14(4):157-160
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The coronary artery-left ventricular microfistula is an extremely rare congenital anomaly. Little is known about their epidemiologic and clinical features. Moreover, to our knowledge, only two cases of coronary artery-left ventricular microfistulae demonstrated by transthoracic doppler echocardiography have been reported in the literature. Recently we experienced a case of coronary artery-left ventricular microfistulae demonstrated by transthoracic doppler echocardiography, who was a 63 year old woman and visited for evaluation of chest pain. Herein, along with a review of the pertinent literature regarding this disorder, we report a case of coronary artery-left ventricular microfistulae demonstrated by transthoracic doppler echocardiography.
