title: A patient with ischemic symptoms presents with left coronary artery-to-right ventricle fistula and agenesis of the right coronary artery.
abstract: Coronary artery fistulas are rare vascular anomalies characterized by abnormal communication, devoid of a capillary system between the coronary artery and the major vessels or cardiac chambers. In this report, we present a 14-year-old male patient with ischemic symptoms, a left coronary artery to right ventricle fistula and agenesis of the right coronary artery. The anatomy of the coronary arteriovenous fistula was determined in detail through a dual source CT coronary angiography. The patient underwent open cardiac surgery because of ischemic symptoms and a residual fistula was detected after the surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Şifa Hospital, İzmir, Turkey. be.genc@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Berhan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Genç
authors.forename: Aynur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Solak
authors.forename: Onder
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Doksöz
authors.forename: Vedide
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tavlı
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005402:Fistula; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery