CONGENITAL CORONARY ARTERIOVENOUS-FISTULA IN A 10-YEAR-OLD BOY WITH ANGINA-PECTORIS

CANTEZ T., AYDOGAN U., DAYIOGLU E., ONURSAL E., BILGE I.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol.34, no.3, pp.175-178, 1992 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 34 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 1992
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.175-178
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Congenital arteriovenous fistula (CAVF) is a rare cardiac lesion. Angina pectoris is uncommon in younger patients with CAVF Fistula-related symptoms, complications of this anomaly and surgical complications have a strong correlation with the age of the patient. A ten-yer-old male patient with angina pectoris in whom the diagnosis of CAVF was established, and who, following surgical ligation recovered, is presented.