Assessment of coronary artery fistula diagnosed by color Doppler flow imaging
- VernacularTitle:彩色多普勒血流显像诊断先天性冠状动脉瘘
- Author:
Xin CHEN
;
Weidong REN
;
Jun YANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Echocardiography,Doppler,color;
Coronary vessel anomalies
- From:Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography
1993;0(03):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To evaluate the value of color Doppler flow imaging(CDFI) in the diagnosis of congenital coronary artery fistula (CAF).Methods Thirteen consecutive patients ranging in age from 8 to 68 years underwent conventional transthoracic echocardiography,which depicts their origin, course, and drainage site. Results Right CAFs were detected in 8 patients: four of them had drainages to the left ventricle, two to the main pulmonary artery, one to the right ventricle(RV) and the other to the right atrium(RA). CAFs arising from the left coronary artery were noted in five patients: three of them had drainages to the main pulmonary, and the other two to the RA and RV respectively. The origin and the course were precisely defined and the drainage site was clearly depicted in all thinteen patients. The diagnosis of the thirteen patients was confirmed by coronary angiography, and eight of them received surgical treatment. Conclusions CDFI offers a simple, useful and reliable technique in diagnosis of CAF.
