Multiple coronary arteriovenous fistulas associated with polymyositis.
We report a case of a 60-year-old female presenting a histologically proven polymyositis with multiple coronary arteriocameral fistulas draining into the left ventricle. The exact pathogenesis of coronary artery fistulas and their relation to polymyositis are not clear.
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First Department of Internal Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.
Koumi
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Katsuta
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Hayakawa
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Okumura
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D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009220:Myositis / Q000150:complications*