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Case Reports
. 2015 Apr 23;7(4):e266.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.266. eCollection 2015 Apr.

Coronary Artery-Left Ventricle Fistula: A Case Report of a Rare Connection Error!

Dipti Sagar  1 , Andres Hernandez  2 , Todd Heimowitz  3
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Coronary Artery-Left Ventricle Fistula: A Case Report of a Rare Connection Error!

Dipti Sagar et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

Coronary artery fistulas (CAF) terminating in the left ventricle are rare. We present an asymptomatic 58-year-old African-American female with a unique fistula network detected during cardiac catheterization. Large coronary fistulas can have a silent presentation and may be an incidental finding not requiring intervention.

Keywords: asymptomatic coronary fistula; coronary artery fistula; left ventricle fistula.

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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1. Cardiac catherization showing a large network of left coronary artery fistulas (arrows).
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