scholarly journals Giant Congenital Coronary Artery Fistula to Left Brachial Vein Clearly Detected by Multidetector Computed Tomography

2006 ◽  
Vol 70 (6) ◽  
pp. 796-799 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michitsugu Nakamura ◽  
Hiroshi Matsuoka ◽  
Hideo Kawakami ◽  
Jiro Komatsu ◽  
Taketoshi Itou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Multidetector Computed Tomography ◽  
Coronary Artery Fistula ◽  
Brachial Vein ◽  
Congenital Coronary Artery Fistula

Coronary Artery Fistula Detected by 64-Slice Multidetector Computed Tomography: Case Report

2010 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. E198-E199
Author(s):  
Yi-Chang Lin ◽  
Yi-Ting Tsai ◽  
Chih-Yuan Lin ◽  
Chung-Yi Lee ◽  
Gou-Jieng Hong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Multidetector Computed Tomography ◽  
Coronary Artery Fistula

scholarly journals Coronary artery fistula: A rare congenital disorder detected by multidetector computed tomography

2011 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 90-92
Author(s):  
Hua-Ming Cheng ◽  
Kuo-Hsien Chiang ◽  
Pau-Yang Chang ◽  
Hsin-Wen Huang ◽  
Andy Shau-Bin Chou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Multidetector Computed Tomography ◽  
Coronary Artery Fistula ◽  
Congenital Disorder ◽  
Rare Congenital Disorder

scholarly journals Usefulness of multidetector computed tomography for diagnosis and surgical treatment of large coronary artery fistula

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. e106-e111
Author(s):  
Jun Shiraishi ◽  
Akiyuki Takahashi ◽  
Masayoshi Kimura ◽  
Kotaro Miyagawa ◽  
Sayuki Torii ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Surgical Treatment ◽  
Multidetector Computed Tomography ◽  
Coronary Artery Fistula ◽  
Large Coronary Artery

Noninvasive Evaluation of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts with 16-Slice Multidetector Computed Tomography

2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Levent Sahiner ◽  
Ali Oto ◽  
Kudret Aytemir ◽  
Tuncay Hazirolan ◽  
Musturay Karcaaltincaba ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Diagnostic Accuracy ◽  
Multidetector Computed Tomography ◽  
Coronary Artery Bypass ◽  
Predictive Value ◽  
Artery Bypass ◽  
Time Interval ◽  
Mdct Angiography ◽  
Sensitivity Specificity

<p><b>Background:</b> The aim of this study was to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of 16-slice multislice, multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) angiography for the evaluation of grafts in patients with coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).</p><p><b>Methods:</b> Fifty-eight consecutive patients with CABG who underwent both MDCT and conventional invasive coronary angiography were included. The median time interval between the 2 procedures was 10 days (range, 1-32 days). The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) of MDCT for the detection of occluded grafts were calculated. The accuracy of MDCT angiography for detecting significant stenoses in patent grafts and the evaluability of proximal and distal anastomoses were also investigated.</p><p><b>Results:</b> Optimal diagnostic images could not be obtained for only 3 (2%) of 153 grafts. Evaluation of the remaining 150 grafts revealed values for sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV, and diagnostic accuracy of the MDCT angiography procedure for the diagnosis of occluded grafts of 87%, 97%, 94%, 93%, and 92%, respectively. All of the proximal anastomoses were optimally visualized. In 4 (8%) of 50 patent arterial grafts, however, the distal anastomotic region could not be evaluated because of motion and surgical-clip artifacts. The accuracy of MDCT angiography for the detection of significant stenotic lesions was relatively low (the sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV were 67%, 98%, 50%, and 99%, respectively). The number of significant lesions was insufficient to reach a reliable conclusion, however.</p><p><b>Conclusion:</b> Our study showed that MDCT angiography with 16-slice systems has acceptable diagnostic performance for the evaluation of coronary artery bypass graft patency.</p>

Congenital Left Main Coronary Artery to Coronary Sinus Fistula

2011 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fotios A. Mitropoulos ◽  
Meletios A. Kanakis ◽  
Periklis A. Davlouros ◽  
George Triantis
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Coronary Arteries ◽  
Coronary Sinus ◽  
Left Main Coronary Artery ◽  
Coronary Artery Fistula ◽  
Left Main ◽  
Coronary Fistula ◽  
Excellent Outcome ◽  
Surgical Ligation ◽  
Congenital Coronary Artery Fistula

Congenital coronary artery fistula is an extremely rare anomaly that may involve any of the coronary arteries and any of the cardiac chambers. We report the case of a 14-year-old female patient with a symptomatic congenital coronary fistula starting from the left main coronary artery and draining to the coronary sinus. The patient underwent surgical ligation of the fistula and had an excellent outcome.

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