Myocardial ischemia secondary to coronary fistula of the anterior descending artery with drainage into the pulmonary artery
Palomo Villada, J.A.; Ruesga Zamora, E.; Toledo Zárate, C.; Necoechea Alva, J.C.; Jáuregui Aguilar, R.; Kúsulas Zerón, C.; Cancino Rodríguez, C.; Estrada Gallegos, J.; Skromne Kadlubik, D.
Archivos del Instituto de Cardiologia de Mexico 67(6): 480-484
1997
ISSN/ISBN: 0020-3785 PMID: 9585830 Document Number: 478677
This article reports the clinical and angiographic aspects of three patients with congenital coronary arteriovenous fistula to the main pulmonary artery, which manifested as dyspnea crisis and angina. This three cases were found in the course of 4,400 consecutive cardiac catheterization procedures to study coronary artery disease. The interest of the cases reported is based on the peculiar anatomy of the fistula. Prompt diagnosis is relevant for better prognosis and treatment.