JAPANESE CIRCULATION JOURNAL
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Case Report
Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Diagnosis of Right Coronary Arteriovenous Fistula
A Case Report
Yuichi Sato, Kazutoshi Ishikawa, Izumi Sakurai, Makoto Hashimoto, Tomonori Ebuchi, Shunichi Yoda, Naoya Matsumoto, Sumio Koyama, Nozomu Katsumata, Keiichi Sugino, Tatsuo Sakamaki, Katsuo Kanmatsuse
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Keywords: Coronary arteriovenous fistula, MRI
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1997 Volume 61 Issue 12 Pages 1043-1046

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Abstract

We describe a patient with a right coronary arteriovenous fistula in whom magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was useful in establishing the diagnosis. In a 36-year-old woman, T1 spin echo MRI demonstrated a massively dilated coronary arteriovenous fistula connecting the right coronary artery to the right atrium. The cine field echo technique showed a continuous shunt flow within the fistula as documented by the flow void throughout the cardiac cycle. These findings were confirmed by cardiac catheterization. We conclude that MRI is useful not only in detecting a coronary arteriovenous fistula but also in identifying its origin and the drainage site. (Jpn Circ J 1997; 61: 1043 - 1046)

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