Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Non-invasive diagnosis of a congenital coronary artery fistula

  • Published:
The International Journal of Cardiac Imaging Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

This report describes a large congenital coronary artery fistula of the left circumflex artery draining into the coronary sinus in a 46 year old woman. The fistula was initially diagnosed by cross-sectional and transesopha-geal echocardiography using multiplane probe. Additionally, the entire course of the fistula was visualised in electron beam tomography. Angiography confirmed echocardiographic and tomographic findings.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Liberthson RR, Sagar K, Berkoben JP, Weintraub RM, Levine FH. Congenital coronary arteriovenous fistula. Circulation 1979; 59: 849-54.

    Google Scholar 

  2. Moshage W, Achenbach S, Seese B, Bachmann K, Kirchgeorg M. Coronary artery stenoses: three-dimensional imaging with electrocardiographically triggered, contrastagent enhaced, electron-beam CT. Radiology 1995; 196: 707-14.

    Google Scholar 

  3. Miyatake K, Okamoto M, Kinoshita N, Fusejima K, Sakakibara H, Nimura Y. Doppler echocardiographic features of coronary arteriovenous fistula. Br Heart J 1 1984; 51: 508-18.

    Google Scholar 

  4. Kimball TR, Daniels SR, Meyer RA, Knilans TK, Plowden JS, Schwartz DC. Color flow mapping in the diagnosis of coronary artery fistula in the neonate: Benefits and limitations. Am Heart J 1989; 117: 968-71.

    Google Scholar 

  5. Lau K, Ng Y. Evaluation of coronary arterial fistula by color-coded Doppler echocardiography. Am J Cardiol 1989; 64: 689-91.

    Google Scholar 

  6. Sunaga Y, Taniichi Y, Okubo N, Hayashi K, Karakawa M, Sugiura T, et al. Biplane transesophageal echocardiographic study of left coronary artery to right atrium fistula. Am Heart J 1992; 123: 1058-9.

    Google Scholar 

  7. Kuo CT, Chiang CW, Fang BR, Lee CP, Hsu TS, Lee YS, et al. Coronary artery fistula: Diagnosis by transesophageal two-dimensional and Doppler echocardiography. Am Heart J 1992; 123: 218-20.

    Google Scholar 

  8. Giannoccaro PJ, Sochovski RA, Morton BC, Chan KL. Complementary role of transesophageal echocardiography to coronary angiography in the assessment of coronary artery anomalies. Br Heart J 1993; 70: 70-4.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany

    Magdalena Brandt-Pohlmann, Stephan Achenbach, Gerhard Pougratz, Werner Mashage & Alois Wortmann

Authors
  1. Magdalena Brandt-Pohlmann
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Stephan Achenbach
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Gerhard Pougratz
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Werner Mashage
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Alois Wortmann
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Brandt-Pohlmann, M., Achenbach, S., Pougratz, G. et al. Non-invasive diagnosis of a congenital coronary artery fistula. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 14, 211–214 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006029215822

Download citation

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006029215822

Search

Navigation