title: Coronary neovascularity: a possible sign of new and growing mural thrombus.
abstract: This is a case report of a coronary artery fistula through a mural thrombus on a left ventricular aneurysm into the left ventricle. Serial coronary arteriography disclosed a vessel exhibiting a "smokelike" appearance originating at the anterior descending artery. This abnormal finding faded away over a period of 10 years with a decrease in size of the mural thrombus. This finding strongly suggests that the abnormal vessel represents an acquired neovascularity related to a newly developed thrombus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, International Goodwill Hospital, Yokohama, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Yamanaka
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fujiwara
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Honda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kanoh
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
mesh_terms: D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005402:Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013997:Time Factors