title: Dilated coronary arterial obstruction due to coronary artery microfistulae.
abstract: An 80-year-old asymptomatic man presented with ST-segment elevation in leads V1 to V5. Coronary CT angiography showed that microfistulae arising from multiple arteries may have led to myocardial infarction from intracoronary thromboembolism within the dilated left anterior descending (LAD).
authors: Department of Cardiology, Fujita Health University, 1-98 Dengakugakubo, Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan. Electronic address: hkawai@fujita-hu.ac.jp.
authors: Hideki
authors: H
authors: Kawai
authors: Department of Cardiology, Fujita Health University, 1-98 Dengakugakubo, Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan.
authors: Sadako
authors: S
authors: Motoyama
authors: Department of Cardiology, Fujita Health University, 1-98 Dengakugakubo, Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan.
authors: Masayoshi
authors: M
authors: Sarai
authors: Department of Cardiology, Fujita Health University, 1-98 Dengakugakubo, Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan.
authors: Yukio
authors: Y
authors: Ozaki
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001159:Arterio-Arterial Fistula / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
keywords: Coronary artery microfistulae; Myocardial infarction