Vol 69, No 9 (2011)
Chorzy trudni nietypowi
Published online: 2011-09-19
Coronary artery fistula in a 70 year−old woman with myocardial infarction
DOI: 10.33963/v.kp.79179
Kardiol Pol 2011;69(9):940-941.
Abstract
Coronary artery fistulas are infrequent congenital malformations. We present the case of a patient with acute coronary
syndrome and fistula between the proximal left anterior descending artery (LAD) and the pulmonary artery. The fistula was
diagnosed during coronary angiography. Its presence and morphology was confirmed by a 64-slice computer tomography
scan. The patient underwent a successful coronary artery bypass grafting procedure with surgical closure of the fistula.
Kardiol Pol 2011; 69, 9: 940–941
Kardiol Pol 2011; 69, 9: 940–941
Keywords: coronary arteryfistulaacute coronary syndrome
