Right coronary artery-pulmonary artery fistula. Report of a case

An arteriovenous fistula is defined as the communication between one coronary artery with a vein or to a cardiac cavity. The fistula is localized in the right coronary artery (55% of cases) or in the left coronary artery (35% of cases). It seems that the connections between the coronary system and a...

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Autores: Sánchez García R., Medina L., Cabrales J., Echeverri D.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:Colombia
Institución:Universidad del Rosario
Repositorio:Repositorio EdocUR - U. Rosario
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repository.urosario.edu.co:10336/22986
Acceso en línea:https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/22986
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Adult
Angiocardiography
Article
Case report
Coronary artery fistula
Coronary sinus
Female
Heart right atrium
Heart right ventricle
Human
Left coronary artery
Pulmonary artery
Right coronary artery
Thorax pain
Chest pain
Fistula
Descripción
Sumario:An arteriovenous fistula is defined as the communication between one coronary artery with a vein or to a cardiac cavity. The fistula is localized in the right coronary artery (55% of cases) or in the left coronary artery (35% of cases). It seems that the connections between the coronary system and a cardiac cavity are due to the persistence of embryonic sinusoids and intratrabecular spaces. Most of these fistulae drain into the right ventricle, the right atrium or to the coronary sinus. Occasionally, fistulae between the coronary and pulmonary arteries are found during a coronary angiography.