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Publication Name World Journal of Cardiology
Manuscript ID 40509
Country/Territory Netherlands
Category Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Manuscript Type Observational Study
Article Title Incidental congenital coronary artery vascular fistulas in adults: Evaluation with adenosine-13N-ammonia PET-CT
Manuscript Source Invited Manuscript
All Author List Salah AM Said, Aly Agool, Arno HM Moons, Mounir WZ Basalus, Nils RL Wagenaar, Rogier LG Nijhuis, Jutta M Schroeder-Tanka and Riemer HJA Slart
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Corresponding Author Salah AM Said, MD, PhD, Doctor, Staff Physician, Department of Cardiology, Hospital Group Twente, Geerdinksweg 141, Almelo-Hengelo 7555 DL, Overijssel, Netherlands. samsaid@home.nl
Key Words Coronary angiography; Coronary-pulmonary artery fistulas; Adenosine ammonia positron emission tomography computed tomography; Coronary vascular fistulas; Congenital coronary artery fistulas
Core Tip Congenital coronary artery fistulas are usually detected as a coincidental finding during non-invasive and invasive diagnostic modalities for the assessment of coronary artery disease. Positron emission tomography computed tomography (PET-CT) is not frequently applied for functional assessment. In the current study, five patients underwent adenosine 13N-ammonia PET-CT to assess myocardial perfusion and the functional behavior of the fistula. PET-CT revealed normal myocardial per¬fusion and ejection fraction in all but one patient, who showed a reduced ejection fraction. Combined with semi-quantitative results, patients with normal flow, revealed by PET-CT, could be treated medically, thereby avoiding the need for transcutaneous or surgical occlusion of the fistulas.
Citation Said SAM, Agool A, Moons AHM, Basalus MWZ, Wagenaar NRL, Nijhuis RLG, Schroeder-Tanka JM, Slart RHJA. Incidental congenital coronary artery vascular fistulas in adults: Evaluation with adenosine-13N-ammonia PET-CT. World J Cardiol 2018; 10(10): 153-164
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ISSN 1949-8462 (online)
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