A patient with an arteriovenous fistula between the internal mammary artery and the pulmonary artery.
A case of arteriovenous fistula between the internal mammary artery and the pulmonary artery was presented. In a recent review of the literature only 19 cases of this abnormality were described. In most instances, patients had continuous precordial murmur that might be confused with a patent ductus arteriosus. Definitive diagnosis was enabled by selective angiography.
Second Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan.
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Sotozono
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Takatori
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Miyake
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Murayama
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Sugai
D000328:Adult; D001159:Arterio-Arterial Fistula / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006337:Heart Murmurs; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*; D011859:Radiography; D013895:Thoracic Arteries / Q000002:abnormalities*