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Coronary artery-descending aorta fistula as an unusual collateral in a patient with postductal coarctation

✍ Scribed by Kardos, Attila ;Musialek, Piotr ;Csanády, Miklós

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1998
Tongue: English
Weight: 48 KB
Volume: 44
Category: Article
ISSN: 0098-6569
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0304(199808)44:4<431::aid-ccd16>3.0.co;2-l

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✦ Synopsis

We report on the case of a 45-year-old man with recurrent syncope and angina with shortness of breath on exertion. Invasive and noninvasive diagnostic methods revealed severely stenosed bicuspid aortic valve, postductal coarctation of the aorta, and a coronary artery-descending aorta fistula. After surgical correction of the coarctation, ligation of the fistula, and aortic valve replacement, the patient's symptoms resolved.