Cor Vasa 2019, 61(1):82-84 | DOI: 10.1016/j.crvasa.2018.02.002

Acute coronary syndrome and coronary microfistulae left ventricular.

Francesco Messinaa, Sergio Croscab
a Diagnostic Radiology Unit, Hospital of Locri, Reggio Calabria, Italy
b Internal Medicine Unit, Hospital of Lipari, ASP 5 Messina, Italy

Coronary fistulae are rare anatomic anomalies and those ones draining in left ventricle have low incidence. Apical hypertrophy of left ventricle is a relatively rare manifestation of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, sometimes associated with coronary fistulae. We show the case of a coronary microfistulae draining on left ventricle associated with an apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy which manifested for the first time as an acute coronary syndrome non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI).

Keywords: Acute coronary syndrome, Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Coronary artery-left ventricular fistulae

Received: July 1, 2017; Revised: February 3, 2018; Accepted: February 5, 2018; Published: March 21, 2019  Show citation

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