Coronary neovascularity: a possible sign of new and growing mural thrombus

Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1993 Feb;28(2):164-6. doi: 10.1002/ccd.1810280215.

Abstract

This is a case report of a coronary artery fistula through a mural thrombus on a left ventricular aneurysm into the left ventricle. Serial coronary arteriography disclosed a vessel exhibiting a "smokelike" appearance originating at the anterior descending artery. This abnormal finding faded away over a period of 10 years with a decrease in size of the mural thrombus. This finding strongly suggests that the abnormal vessel represents an acquired neovascularity related to a newly developed thrombus.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Disease / diagnostic imaging
  • Fistula / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neovascularization, Pathologic / diagnostic imaging*
  • Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Time Factors