Congenital coronary arteriovenous fistula: spontaneous rupture and cardiac tamponade

Volume: 62, Issue: 5, Pages: 1521 - 1523
Published: Nov 1, 1996
Abstract
Congenital coronary arteriovenous fistula is an unusual, but not rare, coronary anomaly. Management of asymptomatic fistulas is controversial because of great variability in natural history. We describe an 82-year-old female patient with spontaneous rupture of a previously undetected left main coronary artery-to-pulmonary artery coronary arteriovenous fistula, with resulting hemopericardium and cardiac tamponade. Emergent surgical exploration...
Paper Details
Title
Congenital coronary arteriovenous fistula: spontaneous rupture and cardiac tamponade
Published Date
Nov 1, 1996
Volume
62
Issue
5
Pages
1521 - 1523
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