title: Right coronary artery to left ventricle fistula--effective diagnosis with 64-MDCT.
abstract: Coronary artery fistula is a rare congenital anomaly in which a communication is present between a cardiac chamber or another vascular structure. In this paper, we describe a 52-year-old asymptomatic male patient with a right coronary artery to left ventricle fistula. We demonstrate the effectiveness of 64-MDCT (Multi-detector row computed tomography) in demonstrating the precise anatomy of this fistula in which transthoracic echocardiography was inadequate for evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Radiology, Sifa Hospital, Fevzipasa Boulevard No:172/2, Basmane-Izmir 35340, Turkey. dilekoncel@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Dilek
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Oncel
authors.forename: Guray
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Oncel
mesh_terms: D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004452:Echocardiography; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011857:Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*