Coronary artery fistula detected with transesophageal echocardiography: An unexpected cause of pulmonary hypertension and chest pain. Issue 12 (16th October 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Erdogan, Emrah; Cap, Murat; Topel, Cagdas; Efe, Suleyman C.; Gurbuz, Ahmet S.
• Is Part Of: Echocardiography. Volume 35:Issue 12(2018)
• Page Start: 2127
• Page End: 2129
• Publication Date: 2018-10-16
• Subjects: chest pain -- coronary artery fistula -- pulmonary artery hypertension -- transesophageal echocardiography; Echocardiography -- Periodicals; Echocardiography -- Periodicals; 616.1207543
• DOI: 10.1111/echo.14162
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0742-2822

Abstract

Abstract : Coronary artery fistulae are congenital cardiac abnormalities characterized by an abnormal communication between a coronary artery and a cardiac chamber, systemic or pulmonary vessel. Most of the cases are asymptomatic and are discovered incidentally during an angiography. We describe a rare case of a right coronary artery fistula draining to the right atrium, manifesting in chest pain and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). The fistula was detected on transesophageal echocardiography during the workup for PAH.