title: Congenital coronary artery fistulae: a rare cause of heart failure in adults.
abstract: Coronary artery fistulae are uncommon, reported in 0.25% of patients undergoing coronary angiography. Two patients with congenital coronary artery fistula and coronary artery disease who presented with symptoms of exacerbated congestive heart failure out of proportion to their atherosclerotic burden were successfully treated by epicardial fistula ligation and coronary artery bypass grafting with marked improvement in functional status.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, 317 East 17th Street, Fierman Building, 11 floor, New York, NY 10003, USA. CGeller@chpnet.org.
authors.forename: Charles M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Geller
authors.forename: Kamellia R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Dimitrova
authors.forename: Darryl M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Hoffman
authors.forename: Robert F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Tranbaugh
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D025401:Echocardiography, Stress; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis