title: Coronary arterial microfistulae: a CT coronary angiography perspective.
abstract: Coronary arterial microfistulae are abnormal connections between one or multiple coronary arteries and any cardiac chamber, vein, or thoracic vessel. They comprise a subsection of coronary fistulas where the abnormal connections are diffuse, as opposed to the larger, more common single vessel varieties. Most of these anomalies are detected incidentally on catheter angiography; however, we present this anomaly as a case report from the perspective of CT coronary angiography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, Devon PL6 8DH, UK. grant.mitchell@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: Grant R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: Gareth
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Morgan-Hughes
authors.forename: Carl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Roobottom
mesh_terms: D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D055806:Microvessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*