Coronary Arteriovenous Fistula Causing Hydrops Fetalis
Joint Authors
Çetiner, Nilüfer
Altunyuva Usta, Sinem
Akalın, Figen
Source
Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-08-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Fetal heart failure and hydrops fetalis may occur due to systemic arteriovenous fistula because of increased cardiac output.
Arteriovenous fistula of the central nervous system, liver, bone or vascular tumors such as sacrococcygeal teratoma were previously reported to be causes of intrauterine heart failure.
However, coronary arteriovenous fistula was not reported as a cause of fetal heart failure previously.
It is a rare pathology comprising 0.2–0.4% of all congenital heart diseases even during postnatal life.
Some may remain asymptomatic for many years and diagnosed by auscultation of a continuous murmur during a routine examination, while a larger fistulous coronary artery opening to a low pressure cardiac chamber may cause ischemia of the affected myocardial region due to steal phenomenon and may present with cardiomyopathy or congestive heart failure during childhood.
We herein report a neonate with coronary arteriovenous fistula between the left main coronary artery and the right ventricular apex, who presented with hydrops fetalis during the third trimester of pregnancy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Çetiner, Nilüfer& Altunyuva Usta, Sinem& Akalın, Figen. 2014. Coronary Arteriovenous Fistula Causing Hydrops Fetalis. Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Çetiner, Nilüfer…[et al.]. Coronary Arteriovenous Fistula Causing Hydrops Fetalis. Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Çetiner, Nilüfer& Altunyuva Usta, Sinem& Akalın, Figen. Coronary Arteriovenous Fistula Causing Hydrops Fetalis. Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1017340
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1017340