Systemic Artery-to-Pulmonary Artery Fistula Mimics Pulmonary Embolus
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Coronary artery to pulmonary artery fistula
PATIENT Male, 69 FINAL DIAGNOSIS: Coronary artery to pulmonary artery fistula Symptoms: Chest pain Medication: - Clinical Procedure: Echocardiography • angiography • surgical intervention Specialty: Cardiology • Cardiac Surgery. OBJECTIVE Rare disease. BACKGROUND A coronary artery fistula is an abnormal communication between a coronary artery and one of the cardiac chambers or a great vesse...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Imaging Science
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2156-7514
DOI: 10.25259/jcis_54_2019