A Rare Case of Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery to Pulmonary Trunk Fistula Associated with Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy.

ABSTRACT: Coronary-artery-to-pulmonary-artery fistulae represent rare vascular anomalies defined as abnormal communications between the coronary arteries and the pulmonary arterial system. Takotsubo Syndrome represents a stress-induced cardiomyopathy defined by transient regional systolic dysfunction of the left ventricle, with minimal elevation of cardiac biomarkers, without angiographic evidence of obstructive coronary artery disease. We hereby richly illustrate an unusual and rare case of a female patient with Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy and left-anterior-descending-coronary-artery-to-pulmonary-trunk fistula through multi-modality imaging evaluations, obtaining a detailed anatomical representation of the coronary arteries and the fistulous connection, which further guided the optimal treatment strat

SUBMITTER: Popa RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10487198 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature