Coronary fistula from left main stem to main pulmonary artery

C K Ekonomou; D P Papadopoulos; N V Dalianis; N G Stratigis; J Benos; V E Votteas

Coronary fistula from left main stem to main pulmonary artery

J Invasive Cardiol. 2003 Oct;15(10):600-1.

Authors

C K Ekonomou¹, D P Papadopoulos, N V Dalianis, N G Stratigis, J Benos, V E Votteas

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, Laiko Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece.

PMID: 14519897

Abstract

We describe a patient with a rare coronary arteriovenous fistula connecting the left main stem to the main pulmonary artery. This rare case was discovered during routine coronary angiography for the evaluation of the patient s coronary heart disease.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary
Arterio-Arterial Fistula / complications
Arterio-Arterial Fistula / congenital*
Arterio-Arterial Fistula / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Artery Disease / complications
Coronary Artery Disease / congenital*
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction / complications
Myocardial Infarction / therapy*
Pulmonary Artery / abnormalities*
Stents