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Seahorse left atrial appendage diverticula mimicking a coronary fistula

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 October 2014

Massimiliano Cantinotti ,
Raffaele Giordano  and
Bruno Murzi
Massimiliano Cantinotti
Affiliation:
Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Department, Fondazione Toscana G. Monasterio, Massa, Italy
Raffaele Giordano*
Affiliation:
Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Department, Fondazione Toscana G. Monasterio, Massa, Italy
Bruno Murzi
Affiliation:
Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Department, Fondazione Toscana G. Monasterio, Massa, Italy
*
Correspondence to: R. Giordano, MD, Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Department, Fondazione Toscana G. Monasterio, Ospedale del Cuore, Via Aurelia Sud, 54100 Massa, Italy. Tel: +39 329 709 9540; Fax: +39 058 549 3616; E-mail: raf_jordan@inwind.it
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Abstract

We report a left atrial appendage diverticulum in close proximity to the left coronary artery, thereby mimicking a fistulous connection between the two structures.

Keywords

Echocardiographyatriumcoronary fistula
Type
Images in Congenital Cardiac Disease
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 25 , Issue 3 , March 2015 , pp. 550 - 551
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 2014 

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