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Right coronary artery ectasia with coronary arteriovenous fistula mimicking Takotsubo-like left ventricular dysfunction in the electrocardiogram

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A coronary arteriovenous fistula is an abnormal connection between a coronary artery and any of four chambers in the heart. We repot a unique case with a fistulae originating from right coronary artery and draining into the right atrium via coronary sinus although Takotsubo-like left ventricular dysfunction or acute myocardial infarction was initially thought to have occurred according to the electrocardiogram finding.

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Abbreviations

ECG:

Electrocardiogram

TTE:

Transthoracic echo

RCA:

Right coronary artery

RA:

Right atrium

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  1. Department of Cardiology, Hiroshima City Asa Hospital, 2-1-1, Kabeminami, Aaskita-ku, Hiroshima, 731-0293, Japan

    Akane Tsuchiya, Michiaki Nagai & Keigo Dote

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Tsuchiya, A., Nagai, M. & Dote, K. Right coronary artery ectasia with coronary arteriovenous fistula mimicking Takotsubo-like left ventricular dysfunction in the electrocardiogram. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 33, 1841–1843 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10554-017-1176-1

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