Contrast Echo-A Simple Diagnostic Tool for a Coronary Artery Fistula
Korean Circulation Journal
; : 205-207, 2012.
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ABSTRACT
Coronary artery fistulas have been diagnosed with aortography, coronary angiography, and coronary computed tomography (CT). A large fistula can be occasionally found as a mass lesion on echocardiography but cannot be easily confirmed. Here, we report a new diagnostic approach to coronary artery fistulas using a contrast agent and transthoracic echocardiography. Transthoracic echocardiography of a 46-year-old female suffering from dyspnea revealed suspicious small turbulent flow in the main pulmonary artery. Following infusion of a contrast agent, we found whitish flow in the main pulmonary artery during the diastolic phase, and aortic CT revealed two huge right coronary artery fistulas in the main pulmonary artery. A simple diagnostic approach to a coronary artery fistula using contrast agent helped us confirm the diagnosis because of the typical diastolic whitish flow in the pulmonary artery.
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Asunto principal:
Arteria Pulmonar
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Estrés Psicológico
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Aortografía
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Ecocardiografía
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Angiografía Coronaria
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Vasos Coronarios
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Disnea
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Fístula
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Female
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Humans
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Korean Circulation Journal
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2012
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Article