Multiple coronary artery fistulae or Thebesian veins?

[...]because there were direct connections between the coronary arteries and visible small vessels draining into the left ventricle and because both coronary arteries showed tortuosity and were strongly dilated (flow-mediated dilatation), we believed that this was a case of multiple fistulae rather...

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Published in:Heart (British Cardiac Society) 2007-10, Vol.93 (10), p.1267-1267
Main Authors: Bulut, S, Al Hashimi, H M M, Gehlmann, H R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arterio-Arterial Fistula - diagnostic imaging
Coronary Angiography
coronary artery fistula
Coronary Vessel Anomalies - diagnostic imaging
Coronary vessels
Diagnosis, Differential
Heart attacks
Humans
Images in Cardiology
left ventricle
Middle Aged
Stents
Thebesian veins
Veins & arteries
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Summary:[...]because there were direct connections between the coronary arteries and visible small vessels draining into the left ventricle and because both coronary arteries showed tortuosity and were strongly dilated (flow-mediated dilatation), we believed that this was a case of multiple fistulae rather than persistent Thebesian veins.
ISSN:1355-6037
1468-201X
DOI:10.1136/hrt.2006.101048