Acquired coronary artery fistula: a sign of mural thrombus.
This is a case report documenting an acquired coronary artery fistula from the left anterior descending artery through a mural thrombus into the left ventricle by serial coronary arteriography. This abnormality may be an early clue to mural thrombus formation and help provide guidance in making therapeutic anticoagulation decisions.
Lucca
M J
MJ
Department of Cardiology, Wilford Hall United States Air Force Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas 78236-5300.
Tomlinson
G C
GC
D000328:Adult; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005402:Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000150:complications; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis*