Spontaneous closure of congestional coronary fistula.
Coronary fistula is a rare congenital anomaly. In the pediatric population they are usually asymptomatic and this entity is suspected from the presence of a continuous murmur. They usually have a favorable course, although rarely they can complicate or occlude spontaneously. Early treatment is generally advised. The authors describe a case of spontaneous closure of congenital right coronary fistula draining into the right ventricle in a twelve-year-old boy and they comment on the therapeutic management of this anomaly.
Cordeiro
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Serviço de Cardiologia Pediátrica do Hospital de Santa Marta, Lisboa. r.cordeiro@mail.telepac.pt
Pinto
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Kaku
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D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005402:Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous