title: Right coronary artery to left ventricular fistula associated with infective endocarditis of the mitral valve.
abstract: A 27-year-old man with bacterial endocarditis of the mitral valve and embolic episodes was bound to have a large right coronary artery fistula communicating with the left ventricle, immediately inferior to the posterior mitral annulus. The perforation of the posterior leaflet and coronary arteriovenous fistula was identified using two-dimensional Doppler echocardiography. The diagnosis was confirmed by coronary angiography, and the patient underwent a successful operation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine and Sejong Medical Research Institute, Sejong General Hospital, Bucheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Dae Sung
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.forename: Jae Hoon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Yu Na
authors.initials: YN
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Young Soo
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: Dal Soo
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Rak Kyeong
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Choi
keywords: Coronary vessel anomalies; Endocarditis, bacterial; Fistula