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Coronary fistula between the left anterior descending coronary artery and the pulmonary artery: Two case reports

Authors :
Ayman Sallam
Abdulaziz Al Baradai
Sameh Sayed
Mazin H. Fadl
Mohamed F. Ibrahim
Abdelfatah Elasfar
Source :
Journal of the Saudi Heart Association. 24:253-256
Publication Year :
2012
Publisher :
Saudi Heart Association, 2012.

Abstract

Coronary artery fistulae are rare congenital or acquired connections between the coronary vessels and the cardiac chambers or other vascular structures. We present two consecutive cases of coronary fistulae between the proximal left anterior descending artery (LAD) and the main pulmonary artery. Both cases where admitted with history of acute coronary syndromes and had multivessel coronary disease along with coronary pulmonary fistulae. The two cases were managed by coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and repair of the fistulae.

Details

ISSN :
10167315
Volume :
24
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of the Saudi Heart Association
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....53c6d77d4356a7ae9a1ee63ffcb3821d
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsha.2012.07.004