Detection of myocardial ischaemia caused by coronary artery-left ventricular fistulae using myocardial contrast echocardiography.
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چکیده
A coronary artery-left ventricular fistula (CAF) is an extremely rare anatomical abnormality in which blood drains directly from a coronary artery into the left ventricle. CAF may cause myocardial ischaemia and angina. Myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE) is a non-invasive technique which assesses myocardial perfusion. We describe a patient with CAF in whom transmural myocardial ischaemia was demonstrated using MCE.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- European journal of echocardiography : the journal of the Working Group on Echocardiography of the European Society of Cardiology
دوره 10 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009