Coronary artery fistula in a patient with coronary artery disease: evaluation by coronary angiography and multidetector computed tomography.
A 54-year-old man with acute myocardial infarction was successfully treated with coronary artery stenting. Coronary angiography is the preferred diagnostic method for imaging the coronary arteries, but coronary artery fistulas origin and course may not be apparent. New tomographic cardiovascular imaging tests such as, multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) can be used to precise delineation of coronary fistulas.
Gundogdu
Fuat
F
Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum 25070, Turkey. gundogdudr@gmail.com
Arslan
Sakir
S
Buyukkaya
Eyup
E
Kantarci
Mecit
M
D001159:Arterio-Arterial Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000628:therapy; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011857:Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed