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19448115

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-5-18
pubmed:abstractText
Coronary artery fistulas are anomalous terminations of the coronary arteries. Most often, these fistulas are incidentally identified in the adult and pediatric populations. Many patients are asymptomatic; however, an awareness of these fistulas is important because they have been associated with various clinical features, including chest pain or heart failure in young patients. Correct diagnosis of coronary artery fistulas is important, and early surgical correction is indicated because of the high prevalence of late symptoms and complications. Traditionally, conventional angiography has been used for the diagnosis of coronary anomalies. With more frequent use of 64-row multi-detector computed tomography (CT) in chest and cardiac imaging, the number of incidentally found coronary artery fistulas has been increasing. CT angiography and conventional angiography can have additive value in diagnosis of this cardiac anomaly. In every CT study of the heart, special attention should be paid to the courses and terminations of the coronary arteries to detect these potentially fatal anomalies.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1527-1323
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
781-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-22
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Coronary artery fistulas: CT findings.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiology, Yale New Haven Hospital, 20 York St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA. navid.zenooz@yale.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review