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ASEAN Heart Journal

September 2013, 21:4

First online: 01 October 2013

Original Article

Coronary Artery to Right Atrium Fistula Associated With First Degree Atrioventricular Block: A Rare Association

Raymond C.C. Wong MBBS, MCRP,1 Swee Guan Teo MBBS, MCRP,2 James W.L. Yip MBBS, MCRP2
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Keywords

Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Saccular Aneurysm Coronary Artery Fistula Selective Coronary Angiography First Degree Atrioventricular Block

Correspondence to Raymond CC Wong, MBBS, MCRP, Senior consultant, Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre Singapore, 1E Kent Ridge Road, NUHS Tower Block, Level 9, Singapore (119228).


 
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Supplementary Material

Nil

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About this Article

Title
Coronary Artery to Right Atrium Fistula Associated With First Degree Atrioventricular Block: A Rare Association


Open Access
Available under Open Access


Journal >> 21:2


Online Date
2 November 2019


DOI
10.7603/s40602-013-0004-7


Online ISSN
2315-4551


Publisher
ASEAN Federation of Cardiology


Additional Links Cardiology


Keywords
Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
Saccular Aneurysm
Coronary Artery Fistula
Selective Coronary Angiography
First Degree Atrioventricular Block


Author Affiliations
1. Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre Singapore, 1E Kent Ridge Road, Singapore, China
2. Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore


Correspondence to:

Raymond C.C. Wong Raymond_cc_wong@nuhs.edu.sg