title: Coronary fistula between the left anterior descending coronary artery and the pulmonary artery: Two case reports.
abstract: Coronary artery fistulae are rare congenital or acquired connections between the coronary vessels and the cardiac chambers or other vascular structures. We present two consecutive cases of coronary fistulae between the proximal left anterior descending artery (LAD) and the main pulmonary artery. Both cases where admitted with history of acute coronary syndromes and had multivessel coronary disease along with coronary pulmonary fistulae. The two cases were managed by coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and repair of the fistulae.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgery Department, Prince Salman Heart Center, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh.
authors.forename: Mohamed F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Ibrahim
authors.forename: Sameh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sayed
authors.forename: Abdelfatah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Elasfar
authors.forename: Ayman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sallam
authors.forename: Mazin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fadl
authors.forename: Abdulaziz
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al Baradai
keywords: Coronary artery disease; Coronary fistulae; Surgical repair