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Images in cardiology
Successful percutaneous treatment of a mycotic right coronary to right ventricle fistula
  1. William Wilson,
  2. Ingibjorg Gudmundsdottir,
  3. Nicholas Cruden
  1. Department of Cardiology, Edinburgh Heart Centre, Edinburgh, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr William Wilson, Department of Cardiology, Edinburgh Heart Centre, 51 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH145SA, UK; wmclwilson{at}me.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2013-304062

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    • Contributors WW is the primary author and performed the initial procedure. He created the images using Photoshop. IG assisted with drafting the case report and assisted in the second case. NC was the consultant for both cases and supervised/revised the manuscript.

    • Competing interests None.

    • Patient consent Obtained.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed.