Left Anterior Descending Artery-Pulmonary Artery Fistula

Year 2011, Volume: 14 Issue: 3, 86 - 88, 01.03.2010

Serhat Hüseyin Hüseyin Gürkan Turan Ege Enver Duran

Abstract

Despite the fact that coronary arteriovenous fistulas constitute approximately half (48%) of coronary artery anomalies, they are rarely seen anomalies. In this report, we aim to present a coronary arteriovenous fistula case detected during a coronary angiography between left anterior descending artery and pulmonary artery

Keywords

Coronary Arteriovenous Fistula, Coronary Artery Anomalies, Cardiac Surgery.

Sol Ön İnen Koroner Arter-Pulmoner Arter Fistülü

Abstract

Koroner arteriovenöz fistüller, koroner arter anomalilerinin yaklaşık yarısını (% 48) oluşturmalarına rağmen nadir görülen anomalilerdir. Bu yazıda sol ön inen arter ile pulmoner arter arasında koroner anjiografi sırasında saptanan bir koroner arteriyovenöz fistül olgusunu sunmayı amaçladık.

Keywords

Koroner Arteriyovenöz Fistül, Koroner Arter Anomalileri, Kalp Cerrahisi

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