title: A case of a large coronary artery fistula in an elderly patient surgically corrected 12 years after initial diagnosis.
abstract: This case report discusses the natural history of a large coronary artery fistula in an elderly patient treated conservatively for 12 years. There has been no previous report of long term follow-up in a patient with a large coronary artery fistula with symptoms of congestive heart failure. The surgical management and clinical response to surgical correction will be discussed, and an extensive review of the literature will be performed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, New York Medical College/Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hammoud
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Weiss
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001159:Arterio-Arterial Fistula / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D013997:Time Factors; D014463:Ultrasonography