title: Transthoracic echocardiographic demonstration of septal perforator coronary arteries-left ventricle fistula.
abstract: We present an adult patient status post septal myectomy in whom transthoracic two-dimensional echocardiography demonstrated septal perforator coronary arteries opening directly into the left ventricle. In some views this finding mimicked aortic regurgitation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Heart Station SWB/S102, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 619 South 19th Street, Birmingham, AL 35249, USA.
authors.forename: Steven K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sooudi
authors.forename: Sujood
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: Rajasekhar
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nekkanti
authors.forename: Navin C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Nanda
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000473:pathology; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D018570:Risk Assessment