Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2008; 36(8): 552-554
Congenital coronary artery fistula as a cause of angina pectoris
Hayrettin Sağlam1, Cevdet Ugur Koçoğulları2, Eser Kaya3, Mustafa Emmiler21Department Of Cardiology, Medical Faculty, Kocatepe University, Afyon, Turkey.
2Department Of Cardiovascular Surgery, Medical Faculty, Kocatepe University, Afyon, Turkey.
3Department Of Nuclear Medicine, Medical Faculty, Kocatepe University, Afyon, Turkey.
Coronary arteriovenous fistula is an uncommon anomaly, occurring as an incidental finding in 0,1% to 0,2% of coronary angiograms. We describe a symptomatic patient with the proximal part of the left circumflex artery connected to the pulmonary artery through a fistula, as an unusual case.
Keywords: Coronary arteriovenous fistula, coronary angiograms, drainage
Corresponding Author: Cevdet Ugur Koçoğulları, Türkiye
Manuscript Language: English