title: Left circumflex coronary artery-to-left atrium fistulas detected by transesophageal echocardiography in heart transplant recipients.
abstract: Coronary fistulas are uncommon after heart transplantation. We report two cases of fistulas from an atrial branch of the circumflex coronary artery to the left atrium after heart transplantation. This has not been previously reported in the literature. They were detected with transesophageal echocardiography, and images are shown for the first time. Transesophageal echocardiography may be useful in the follow-up of heart transplant recipients.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Carretera Andalucía, Km. 5,4, 28041 Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gascueña
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: de Lombera
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fernández
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Delgado
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Escribano
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Gómez
mesh_terms: D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005402:Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology