Coronary artery-left ventricle fistula complicating balloon angioplasty--a case report.
The authors describe a coronary artery fistula complicated balloon angioplasty. The proximal left anterior descending coronary artery was dilated, but a septal branch was occluded by thrombus. Angioplasty was used on the septal branch, but a pseudoaneurysm communicating with the left ventricle occurred. Follow-up angiography revealed spontaneous closure of the fistula.
Takenaka
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Division of Cardiology, Sapporo National Hospital, Japan.
Horimoto
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M
Igarashi
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K
Inoue
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Sakuragi
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H
D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*