Coronary artery fistula presenting as unstable angina
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Coronary artery fistula presenting as unstable angina.
c t a A 74-year-old man, with a history of heavy smoking, presented with unstable angina (Figure 1). Dobutamine stress echocardiography showed ischemia in the right coronary artery territory. Coronary angiography revealed no obstructive epicardial disease in the left dominant circulation (Figure 2A); the right coronary artery (RCA) was a small caliber and tortuous vessel, with only minor athero...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0870-2551
DOI: 10.1016/j.repc.2012.06.013