Multiple Small Coronary Artery Fistulas Emptying into the Left Ventricle: A Rare but Challenging Problem
A coronary artery fistula (CAF) is an abnormal communication between a coronary artery and a cardiac chamber or a great vessel. CAFs are rare based on coronary arteriography and when found they most often empty into the right ventricle and atrium and less often into the high pressure, low compliance...
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| description | A coronary artery fistula (CAF) is an abnormal communication between a coronary artery and a cardiac chamber or a great vessel. CAFs are rare based on coronary arteriography and when found they most often empty into the right ventricle and atrium and less often into the high pressure, low compliance left ventricle (LV). A patient who presented with atypical chest pain and was found to have multiple small CAFs originating from the ramus intermedius coronary artery and emptying into the LV is presented. This case highlights the challenges in providing an appropriate therapy for multiple small CAFs emptying into the LV. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e457216266c6413589c92f6cec95757c2025-02-03T01:11:37ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352016-01-01201610.1155/2016/24062502406250Multiple Small Coronary Artery Fistulas Emptying into the Left Ventricle: A Rare but Challenging ProblemOmar Kahaly0Konstantinos Dean Boudoulas1Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USADepartment of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USAA coronary artery fistula (CAF) is an abnormal communication between a coronary artery and a cardiac chamber or a great vessel. CAFs are rare based on coronary arteriography and when found they most often empty into the right ventricle and atrium and less often into the high pressure, low compliance left ventricle (LV). A patient who presented with atypical chest pain and was found to have multiple small CAFs originating from the ramus intermedius coronary artery and emptying into the LV is presented. This case highlights the challenges in providing an appropriate therapy for multiple small CAFs emptying into the LV.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2406250 |
| spellingShingle | Omar Kahaly Konstantinos Dean Boudoulas Multiple Small Coronary Artery Fistulas Emptying into the Left Ventricle: A Rare but Challenging Problem Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Multiple Small Coronary Artery Fistulas Emptying into the Left Ventricle: A Rare but Challenging Problem |
| title_full | Multiple Small Coronary Artery Fistulas Emptying into the Left Ventricle: A Rare but Challenging Problem |
| title_fullStr | Multiple Small Coronary Artery Fistulas Emptying into the Left Ventricle: A Rare but Challenging Problem |
| title_full_unstemmed | Multiple Small Coronary Artery Fistulas Emptying into the Left Ventricle: A Rare but Challenging Problem |
| title_short | Multiple Small Coronary Artery Fistulas Emptying into the Left Ventricle: A Rare but Challenging Problem |
| title_sort | multiple small coronary artery fistulas emptying into the left ventricle a rare but challenging problem |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2406250 |
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