Coronary artery fistula: A case series with review of the literature

Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 467-472

  Raju, Manjunath G ^a   Goyal, Sandeep K ^b   Punnam, Sujeeth R ^a   Shah, Dinesh O ^a   Smith, George F ^a   Abela, George S ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Angina pectoris; Coil embolization; Coronary circulation; Fistula; Interventional cardiology

Indexed keywords

METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CASE REPORT; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COIL EMBOLIZATION; CORONARY ARTERY FISTULA; CORONARY HEMODYNAMICS; FOLLOW UP; GUIDE WIRE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; Q WAVE; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ADULT; ARTERIO-ARTERIAL FISTULA; CORONARY VESSEL ANOMALIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY ARTERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 65649149744     PISSN: 09145087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2008.09.009     Document Type: Article

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