Coronary-cameral fistula in a patient with orthotopic heart transplantation after repeated endomyocardial biopsy

Coronary artery-right ventricular fistula after endomyocardial biopsy.

A coronary artery-right ventricular fistula developed after endomyocardial biopsy in a recipient of an orthotopic cardiac transplant.

Endomyocardial biopsy-related tricuspid regurgitation after orthotopic heart transplantation: single-center experience.

BACKGROUND Damage of tricuspid valve (TV) with resultant tricuspid regurgitation (TR) induced by endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) following heart transplantation has been reported in several studies. This study tried to determine the prevalence of EMB-related iatrogenic damage over tricuspid apparatus following orthotopic heart transplantation and to evaluate its impact on the patients. METHODS Fi...

[Complications of endomyocardial biopsy after heart transplantation: a lesser evil].

Endomyocardial biopsy is still the principal method for diagnosing cardiac allograft rejection. However, this procedure can be associated, albeit rarely, with potentially serious complications. We describe the case of a patient with extensive anterior myocardial infarction without revascularization, who developed cardiogenic shock and required heart transplantation. Post-transplantation, a coro...

Tricuspid valve regurgitation induced by endomyocardial biopsy after heart transplantation.

Symptomatic Coronary Cameral Fistula

Coronary cameral fistula is a rare entity and is characterized by an abnormal communication between coronary artery and a cardiac chamber. It is usually congenital and asymptomatic in majority of patients. If symptomatic the patients usually present in childhood. We present a case of 45-year-old male who presented with anginal chest pain and dyspnea on exertion for last 1 year. His exercise tre...