[A patient with coronaro-pulmonary fistula and acute coronary syndrome - clinical and diagnostic problem]

Kardiol Pol. 2010 Apr;68(4):446-9.
[Article in Polish]

Abstract

Coronary fistula is a rare congenital heart disease. Usually it is diagnosed because of mild clinical event and sometimes detected by coronary angiography performed during acute phase of myocardial infarction. When the coronary fistula have an aneurysmatic form, it should be closed due to the risk of rupture and sudden death, especially when volumetric and pressure overload or coronary steal syndrome are present. The closure may be performed invasively or non-invasively; the latter method is prefered in asymptomatic patients.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Coronary Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Acute Coronary Syndrome / etiology
  • Acute Coronary Syndrome / surgery
  • Arterio-Arterial Fistula / complications
  • Arterio-Arterial Fistula / diagnosis*
  • Arterio-Arterial Fistula / surgery
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies / diagnosis*
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies / surgery
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pulmonary Artery / abnormalities*
  • Pulmonary Artery / diagnostic imaging