Multiple coronary artery-left ventricular microfistulae in a patient with apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: A demonstration by transthoracic color Doppler echocardiography

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 710-714

  Hong, Geu Ru ^a   Choi, Seong Hun ^b   Kang, Seok Min ^b   Lee, Moon Hyung ^b   Rim, Se Joong ^b   Jang, Yangsoo ^b   Chung, Namsik ^b  

^a Yeungnam University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; Coronary artery left ventricular microfistulae; Transthoracic Doppler echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; OXYGEN;

AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CORONARY ARTERY FISTULA; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EPICARDIUM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; LEFT CORONARY ARTERY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

EID: 0042381181     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2003.44.4.710     Document Type: Article

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