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Case Reports
. 2009:2009:840904.
doi: 10.1155/2009/840904. Epub 2009 May 27.

Moyamoya disease with peripheral pulmonary artery stenoses and coronary artery fistulae

Lindsay Reardon  1 , Andrew O Maree, Michael de Moor
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Case Reports

Moyamoya disease with peripheral pulmonary artery stenoses and coronary artery fistulae

Lindsay Reardon et al. Case Rep Med. 2009.

Abstract

Moyamoya is a progressive disorder of the cerebral vasculature. Our report describes a rare case of Moyamoya disease with distal peripheral pulmonary artery stenoses and coronary fistulae in a 12-year-old Caucasian female patient.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Right coronary angiogram in a straight right anterior-oblique projection demonstrating two fistulae (indicated by arrows). The first fistula connects the proximal right coronary artery to the right atrium, and the second appears to connect the mid-vessel to the small cardiac vein.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Left main pulmonary angiogram demonstrating extensive distal peripheral arterial stenoses (indicated by arrows) and areas of pulmonary hypovascularity.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Composite image of left and right magnetic resonance carotids and cerebral angiographies. Left panel demonstrates marked attenuation of the right internal carotid artery (indicated by arrow) and right panel shows occlusion of the left internal carotid artery (indicated by arrow).
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