title: A case of coronary artery fistula with mitral stenosis.
abstract: Coronary artery fistulae, being a rare form of congenital anomalies of the coronary arteries, are usually discovered by chance during coronary arteriography. However, these fistulae can cause an important coronary morbidity and mortality leading to angina, syncope, congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction and sudden death. The coincidence of mitral stenosis and congenital artery fistula is rare in the literature. In our case report, a patient with a coronary artery fistula originating from the circumflex, draining to the main pulmonary artery, discovered at cardiac catheterization and coronary angiography done with a prediagnosis of mitral stenosis is presented in the light of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Medical Faculty, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Izzet Baysal, Bolu, Turkey. drhuseyingunduz@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Huseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gunduz
authors.forename: Ramazan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Akdemir
authors.forename: Emrah
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Binak
authors.forename: Yasemin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ayarcan
authors.forename: Nuri
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kurtoglu
authors.forename: Cihangir
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Uyan
mesh_terms: D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*