Dual coronary artery fistula in a patient with aortic valve stenosis

Int J Cardiol. 2006 Apr 14;108(3):397-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.03.022.

Abstract

Bilateral coronary artery fistulae originating from both right and left coronary arteries are rare congenital abnormalities that, in the adult population, are often associated with other acquired cardiovascular diseases. We briefly describe a 63-year-old woman with a dual coronary artery fistula and severe aortic stenosis. Both anomalies were successfully corrected surgically.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aortic Valve / surgery
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / complications*
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies / complications*
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies / diagnostic imaging
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Ultrasonography
  • Vascular Fistula / complications*
  • Vascular Fistula / congenital
  • Vascular Fistula / diagnostic imaging