Case Reports in Cardiology (Jan 2016)

Late Diagnosed Left Coronary to the Pulmonary Artery Large Fistulae: An Interesting and Incidental Cath Lab Finding

  • Marcos Danillo P. Oliveira,
  • Pedro H. M. Craveiro de Melo,
  • Érlon O. Abreu-Silva,
  • Fernando Barbiero Coura,
  • Gleyson Moraes Rios,
  • Daniel Izzet Potério

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/1459607
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2016

Abstract

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Coronary artery anomalies are congenital changes in their origin, course, and/or structure. Most of them are discovered as incidental findings during coronary angiographic studies or at autopsies. A coronary artery fistulae involve a communication between a coronary artery and a chamber of the heart or any segment of the systemic or pulmonary circulation. We present herein the case of a 67-year-old man with a recent history of exertional angina and dyspnea to usual daily activities whose coronary angiogram revealed an interesting and incidental coronary-pulmonary artery large fistulae.