An arterial duct associated with a congenital anomaly of the coronary arteries: persistence of a murmur after ligation of the duct.
A patient is described in whom a persistent murmur was detected after surgical ligation of an arterial duct. Subsequently, she underwent investigation and was found to have associated rare congenital anomalies of a coronary arterial fistula and a single coronary artery.
Chow
W H
WH
Department of Medicine, Grantham Hospital, Hong Kong.
Tai
Y T
YT
Lee
W T
WT
D000328:Adult; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006337:Heart Murmurs / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D011183:Postoperative Complications