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- Title
Coronary artery fistula visualized with computed tomography angiography.
- Authors
Saru, Raluca G.; Kies, Philippine; Kroft, Lucia J. M.
- Abstract
We report a case of a 54-year-old male known with coronary fistula. Previous invasive coronary angiography had not been conclusive regarding the relationship with surrounding structures. Coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) was performed with prospective ECG-triggering and volumetric single heart beat acquisition on a 320-slice multidetector computed tomography scanner (Toshiba Aquilion ONE). During acquisition, the heart rate was below 60 beats per minute. The effective dose absorbed by the patient for the coronary CTA was approximately 3mSv. Coronary CTA visualized the fistula with its surrounding structures. Origin of the fistula was from the left anterior descending artery with insertion into the pulmonary artery. CTA played a role in delineating the anatomy of the fistula and its relationship to the adjacent structures. This case is to demonstrate that coronary CTA provides excellent visualization of the three-dimensional anatomy that can be advantageous in evaluating small morphologic structures such as coronary artery fistula.
- Subjects
ARTERIES; FISTULA; TOMOGRAPHY; ANGIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY
- Publication
Romanian Journal of Cardiology, 2012, Vol 22, Issue 3, p217
- ISSN
1220-658X
- Publication type
Article