A Case of Coronary Artery Fistula Diagnosed by Echocardiography
10.4250/jkse.1995.3.2.204
- Author:
Young Jin CHOI
1
;
Kyu Rak YI
;
Chun Su IM
;
Jun Suk AN
;
Dae Won SOHN
;
Hyo Soo KIM
;
Myoung Mook LEE
;
Byoung Hee OH
;
Young Bae PARK
;
Yun Shik CHOI
;
Jung Don SEO
;
Young Woo LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Capital Armed Forces General Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Coronary artery fistula;
Echocardiography
- MeSH:
Angiography;
Arteries;
Coronary Vessels;
Echocardiography;
Echocardiography, Transesophageal;
Fistula;
Humans;
Thorax;
Young Adult
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Echocardiography
1995;3(2):204-208
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
In a 21-year-old man who complained of chest tightness was evaluated due to continuous murmur at the left midsternal border radiating to the right. Coronary artery fistula was diagnosed by transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography. This anomaly was corfirmed by selective angiography. In the case, coronary artery fistula was acurately diagnosed by echocardiography including fistula opening, feeding artery and drainin site.
