title: Congenital coronary arteriovenous fistulae in a transplanted heart.
abstract: We report a very rare case of a heart transplanted man with angiographic documentation of multiple congenital fistulae arising from both coronary arteries and draining into main pulmonary artery. A transthoracic echocardiogram and right heart catheterization were also performed, to assess the functional importance of the shunt. We also carried out a brief review about this rare condition and we reported considerations about its prognosis and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Le Scotte Hospital, Viale Bracci, 31, 53100, Siena, Italy, pierpaolocannarile@libero.it.
authors.forename: Pierpaolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cannarile
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iadanza
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mondillo
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pierli
mesh_terms: D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D014019:Tissue Donors; D016896:Treatment Outcome