An uncommon coronary artery fistula causing survived sudden cardiac death in a young woman

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 387-390

  Dichtl, Wolfgang ^a   Waldenberger, Peter ^a   Pachinger, Otmar ^a   Müller, Silvana ^a  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Arterial thrombosis; Blunt thoracic trauma; Coil embolization; Coronary artery fistula; Sudden cardiac death in the young; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; HEPARIN;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; COIL EMBOLIZATION; CORONARY ARTERY FISTULA; CORONARY ARTERY THROMBOSIS; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; LEFT CORONARY ARTERY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; SUDDEN DEATH; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; THORAX BLUNT TRAUMA; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23744433089     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: 18758312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-004-7988-9     Document Type: Article

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