A case report of a patient with a large aneurysmatic coronary artery fistula.
A coronary artery fistula is a rare congenital malformation, which can become symptomatic in adulthood. This report describes a 65-year-old patient with a large aneurysmatic fistula who presented with signs of heart failure. Angiographically a large aneurysmatic fistula was found running from the left coronary artery to the junction of the superior vena cava and the right atrium.
Anné
W
W
Department of Cardiology, UZ Gasthuisberg, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. Wim.Anne@uz.kuleuven.ac.be
Bogaert
J
J
Van de Werf
F
F
D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis