Characterization of intra-arterial flow velocity within left coronary to pulmonary artery fistula
โ Scribed by Bitar, Saad R. ;Aguirre, Frank V. ;McBride, Lawrence ;Munroe, Courtland ;Kern, Morton J.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 164 KB
- Volume
- 41
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0098-6569
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โฆ Synopsis
The physiology of a coronary to pulmonary artery fistula has not been well characterized. This case report demonstrates the flow velocity pattern of a coronary fistula to the pulmonary artery which supports the hypothesized physiology that flow is predominantly continuous without a phasic pattern. The flow velocity within a coronary fistula has not been previously demonstrated.
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