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20922491

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
Suppl 2
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-12-3
pubmed:abstractText
Coronary artery fistulas (CAFs) are rare congenital or acquired abnormalities that have anomalous terminations of the coronary arteries. Although many patients with CAFs are asymptomatic, they can display various clinical features associated with ischemic heart disease or heart failure. Making an early diagnosis is important for the proper management and prevention of late symptoms and complications. Conventional coronary angiography and cardiac CT have been commonly performed to diagnose CAFs, but multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) is now being widely applied for diagnosing cardiovascular anomalies, and the number of incidentally detected CAFs on MDCT has been increasing. Therefore, we have to be familiar with the image findings of CAFs, and especially the image findings of MDCT for making the correct diagnosis of CAFs. In this article, we illustrate the MDCT findings of various types of CAFs in adults and we review the pathophysiology and clinical features of CAFs.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1875-8312
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
261-71
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Complex coronary artery fistulas in adults: evaluation with multidetector computed tomography.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiology, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University Medical School, 671 Jebongro, Donggu, Gwangju, 501-757, Korea.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article