In patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, left coronary artery fistulas are common in the early period after surgical myectomy, although their echocardiographic prevalence is dependent on operator awareness. Most left coronary artery fistulas heal spontaneously. Occasionally, however, fistulas can persist and cause symptoms requiring therapeutic intervention.
Prevalence and clinical significance of acquired left coronary artery fistulas after surgical myectomy in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy / Sgalambro A.; Olivotto I.; Rossi A.; Nistri S.; Baldini K.; Baldi M.; Stefano P.; Antoniucci D.; Garbini F.; Cecchi F.; Yacoub M.H.. - In: JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY. - ISSN 0022-5223. - STAMPA. - 140:(2010), pp. 1046-1052. [10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.02.020]
Prevalence and clinical significance of acquired left coronary artery fistulas after surgical myectomy in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Sgalambro A.;Olivotto I.;Rossi A.;Nistri S.;Baldi M.;Stefano P.;Garbini F.;Cecchi F.;Yacoub M. H.
2010
Abstract
In patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, left coronary artery fistulas are common in the early period after surgical myectomy, although their echocardiographic prevalence is dependent on operator awareness. Most left coronary artery fistulas heal spontaneously. Occasionally, however, fistulas can persist and cause symptoms requiring therapeutic intervention.
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