title: Incidental diagnosis of a large coronary fistula: angiographic and cardiac MRI findings.
abstract: Coronary artery fistulas are rare anomalies of the coronary arteries that may sometimes be totally asymptomatic and can be found incidentally during coronary arteriography later in adult life. We report the case of a 75-year-old man with such a fistula and describe our diagnostic approach. In addition, we review the literature on the etiology, epidemiology, the diagnostic modalities and treatment of coronary fistulas.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, HELPIS General Hospital, Athens, Greece. drpavlos@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Pavlos N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Stougiannos
authors.forename: Peter G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Danias
authors.forename: Emmanouil N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Karatzis
authors.forename: Apostolos T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Kakkavas
authors.forename: Athanasios G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Trikas
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy