A Tortuous Road for Septic Pulmonary Emboli in Left-Sided Endocarditis

作者:Reinders Sjoerd*; Bogaard Kjell; Reichert Constant L A; Knol Remco J J
来源:Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 2014, 30(11): 1462.e3.
DOI:10.1016/j.cjca.2014.06.008

摘要

Coronary artery fistulae are rare congenital or acquired connections between the coronary vessels and the cardiac chambers or other vascular structures. We report a case of a woman with mitral valve endocarditis and multiple pulmonary septic emboli. Transesophageal echocardiography revealed a tortuous coronary fistula as the pathway for the septic emboli. The fistula, which originated from the right coronary artery to the right atrium, was visualized using different imaging modalities.

  • 出版日期2014-11