Coronary fistula to the right atrium
Journal Title: Journal of Rare Cardiovascular Diseases - Year 2018, Vol 3, Issue 7
Abstract
We present the case of a patient with a large coronary fistula.Coronarography of the patient admitted to the Cardiology Department with STE‐ACS revealed a large fistula from the circumflex branch of the left coronary artery to the right atrium. The patient underwent success‐ful percutaneous embolisation with three vascular coils. Currently he is under close ambulatory observation. JRCD 2018; 3 (7): 243–245.
Authors and Affiliations
Mateusz Marek Wiśniowski, Piotr Wańczura, Wojciech Stecko
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- EP ID EP387083
- DOI 10.20418/jrcd.vol3no7.324
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