Abstract
Background A 27-year-old woman was admitted to hospital with a 1-year history of mild dyspnea.
Investigations Physical examination, chest radiography, electrocardiography, transthoracic echocardiography, 64-slice multidetector CT and coronary angiography.
Diagnosis Fistula originating from the left anterior coronary artery and draining into the right ventricle, in conjunction with an aneurysm of the left anterior descending artery.
Management Surgical closure of the fistula using normothermic cardiopulmonary bypass.
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Versaci, F., Del Giudice, C., Sperandio, M. et al. A case of coronary artery fistula visualized by 64-slice multidetector CT. Nat Rev Cardiol 6, 57–60 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpcardio1413
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