Coronary Artery Fistula Causing Acute Myocardial Infarction and Right Ventricle Thrombus

Cureus. 2018 Mar 13;10(3):e2314. doi: 10.7759/cureus.2314.

Abstract

Coronary artery fistula (CAF) is a rare congenital anomaly, which is most commonly asymptomatic. In symptomatic cases, aneurysms can occur with complications of thromboembolic events. This report describes a rare case of CAF presenting with complications of inferior acute myocardial infarction and thrombus formation in the right ventricle.

Keywords: acute myocardium infarction; aneurism; coronary artery fistula; coronary artery fistulae; coronary fistula; thrombus in right ventricle.

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  • Case Reports