Dilated cardiomyopathy caused by a coronary-pulmonary fistula treated successfully with coil embolization

Circulation Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1223-1225

  Guo, Hangyuan ^a,b   You, Bingquan ^a   Lee, Jong Dae ^b  

^a SHAOXING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FUKUI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coil embolization; Coronary artery fistula; Dilated cardiomyopathy; Myocardial ischemia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL FISTULA; CASE REPORT; COIL EMBOLIZATION; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CORONARY ARTERY FISTULA; CORONARY PULMONARY FISTULA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MALE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CORONARY VESSEL ANOMALIES; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; HUMANS; MALE; VASCULAR FISTULA;

EID: 33748645781     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.70.1223     Document Type: Article

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