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    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Academy of Medical Sciences of I.R. Iran</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>Archives of Iranian Medicine</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>1029-2977</Issn>
      <Volume>23</Volume>
      <Issue>10</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="ppublish">
        <Year>2020</Year>
        <Month>10</Month>
        <DAY>01</DAY>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <ArticleTitle>Microfistulas Causing Diverse Regional Ischemia: Consecutive Inferior and Lateral ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction</ArticleTitle>
    <FirstPage>704</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>706</LastPage>
    <ELocationID EIdType="doi">10.34172/aim.2020.89</ELocationID>
    <Language>EN</Language>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Tufan</FirstName>
        <LastName>Çınar</LastName>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Yavuz</FirstName>
        <LastName>Karabağ</LastName>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>İbrahim</FirstName>
        <LastName>Rencuzogullari</LastName>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Metin</FirstName>
        <LastName>Cağdaş</LastName>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <PublicationType>Journal Article</PublicationType>
    <ArticleIdList>
      <ArticleId IdType="doi">10.34172/aim.2020.89</ArticleId>
    </ArticleIdList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2018</Year>
        <Month>09</Month>
        <Day>30</Day>
      </PubDate>
      <PubDate PubStatus="accepted">
        <Year>2019</Year>
        <Month>05</Month>
        <Day>14</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <Abstract>Coronary artery fistulas (CAFs) are described as abnormal communications between a coronary artery and cardiac chambers, or other vascular structures. The two types of CAFs are defined as type I (singular fistula) and type II (microfistulas). Even though various electrocardiographic changes have been previously described in CAF patients, coronary-artery microfistulas causing ST-segment elevation in diverse locations have not been reported. We describe a case report of an adult patient who presented with acute inferior myocardial infarction due to coronary-artery microfistulas. During the hospital stay, the patient re-experienced chest pain, and control electrocardiography revealed ST-segment elevation in the I and AVL leads along with reciprocal ST-segment depression in the inferior precordial leads. Although CAFs are clinically rare, they can have important clinical consequences. Microfistulas should be kept in mind as a cause of ST elevation myocardial infarction in some patients.</Abstract>
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        <Param Name="value">Diverse ischemia</Param>
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      <Object Type="keyword">
        <Param Name="value">ST elevation myocardial infarction</Param>
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