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Case Reports
. 2012 Dec;67(12):1523-5.
doi: 10.6061/clinics/2012(12)30.

Congenital aneurysmal circumflex coronary artery fistula in a pregnant woman

Meliza Goi Roscani  1 , Silmeia Garcia Zanati, Pericles S Salmazo, Fabio C Carvalho, Claudia G Magalhães, Vera T M Borges, Edson A Bregagnollo, Beatriz B Matsubara, João Carlos Hueb
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Case Reports

Congenital aneurysmal circumflex coronary artery fistula in a pregnant woman

Meliza Goi Roscani et al. Clinics (Sao Paulo). 2012 Dec.
No abstract available

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Figure 1
Figure 1
A transthoracic echocardiogram showing the markedly dilated left coronary artery (left) and an abnormal flow to the right ventricle, suggesting the diagnosis of a coronary fistula to a right cardiac chamber (right).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Coronary angiography revealing a markedly dilated tortuous circumflex coronary artery connected to the right ventricle, indicating a coronary artery fistula.
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Comment in

  • Safety concerns in pregnancy.
    Yalcinkaya E, Celik M, Bugan B, Yuksel UC. Yalcinkaya E, et al. Clinics (Sao Paulo). 2013 Apr;68(4):577. doi: 10.6061/clinics/2013(04)23. Clinics (Sao Paulo). 2013. PMID: 23778337 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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