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A Giant Coronary Artery Aneurysm with Coronary Arteriovenous Fistula in Asymptomatic Elderly Patient.

Authors :
Milici, Caterina
Bovelli, Daniella
Borghetti, Valentino
Khoury, Georgette
Bazzucchi, Marco
Principi, Massimo
Dominici, Marcello
Boschetti, Enrico
Source :
Case Reports in Vascular Medicine. 2013, p1-3. 3p.
Publication Year :
2013

Abstract

Coronary Arteriovenous Fistula (CAF) is a rare defect that occurs in 0.1-0.2% of patients undergoing coronary angiography; Coronary Artery Aneurism (CAA) also occurs in approximately 15-19% of patients with CAF. It is usually congenital, but in rare occasions it occurs after chest trauma, cardiac surgery, or coronary interventions.Thecase described is that of a 72-year-old woman, without previous history of cardiovascular disease, who presented a huge cardiac mass. A multimodal approach was necessary to diagnose a giant CAA with CAF responsible for compression and displacement of cardiac structures. Due to likely congenitally origin of the lesion and the absence of symptoms correlated to the CAA and to the CAF we decided to avoid invasive interventions and to treat the patient with medical therapy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20906986
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Case Reports in Vascular Medicine
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
94627044
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/847972