Traumatic fistula between the left anterior descending coronary artery and a left ventricular pseudoaneurysm.

作者信息

Tsushima Y, Haapanen A, Dean P B, Mikkola J, Saraste M

机构信息

Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Turku University Hospital, Kiinamyllynkatu 4-8, SF-20520 Turku, Finland.

出版信息

Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 1996 Jul-Aug;19(4):272-4. doi: 10.1007/BF02577648.

A 44-year-old man presented with a fistula of the left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery to a left ventricular pseudoaneurysm 6 months after a stab injury in the left anterior chest. The color Doppler echocardiography suggested, and angiography confirmed, the diagnosis and the lesion was treated successfully. Traumatic coronary artery fistulas are rare complications, and color Doppler echocardiography proved useful for the diagnosis.