Coronary artery-right ventricular fistula in a heart transplant patient.
Routine coronary angiography 2 years after heart transplantation in a 48-year-old patient revealed a fistula from a septal branch of the left anterior descending artery to the right ventricle. This finding was not present at coronary angiography 1 year before. This coronary-ventricular fistula is most probably the result of repeated endomyocardial biopsies.
Sütsch
G
G
Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Policlinic, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland.
Heywood
T
T
Turina
J
J
Büchi
M
M
Schneider
J
J
Gallino
A
A
Turina
M
M
D000792:Angiography; D001706:Biopsy / Q000009:adverse effects; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology*; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged