| Echocardiographic diagnosis of coronary artery fistula in both dizygotic twin brothers: environmental mechanism? | |
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PMID: 20404741 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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A congenital coronary artery fistula (CAF) is a rare form of heart disease in which a coronary artery and a cardiac chamber or another vascular structure communicate. CAF could worsen ventricular perfusion and function, favoring ventricular ischemia and arrhythmias. To our knowledge, this is the first report of CAF, draining in the pulmonary artery, in two asymptomatic dizygotic twin brothers, diagnosed by echocardiography. Dizygotic twins are siblings with different genes exposed to the same environmental experience during the pregnancy. The occurrence of CAF (with similar instrumental findings) in both twin brothers could depend on a poorly identified environmental factor during pregnancy. |
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Salvatore Caputo; Nunziatina Sorice; Renato Sansone; Domenico Simeone; Vincenzo Caruso; Rocco Russo; Nicola Cicchella; Annamaria Izzo; Carmen Saviano; Antonella Casani; Quirino Ciampi; Bruno Villari |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2010-4-16 |
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Title: Journal of cardiovascular medicine (Hagerstown, Md.) Volume: - ISSN: 1558-2035 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2010 Apr |
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Created Date: 2010-4-20 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101259752 Medline TA: J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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aDivision of Cardiology, Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Italy bPediatric Practitioner, Benevento, Italy. |
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