Fistula between the left anterior descending coronary artery and the pulmonary artery causing angina in two middle-aged patients.
Congenital coronary artery fistulas usually originate from the right coronary artery. Patients with such fistulas rarely reach middle age without symptoms or complications. In the cases presented here, a congenital fistula between the left anterior descending coronary artery and the pulmonary artery was discovered in a 55-year-old man and a 41-year-old man who were being evaluated for angina. The first patient also had coronary artery disease. Both fistulas were successfully treated with ligation and division.
D000328:Adult; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000209:etiology*; D001159:Arterio-Arterial Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000601:surgery; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery