Bilateral coronary-to-pulmonary artery fistulas associated with giant aneurysm in an elderly woman: Case report and literature review

Radiol Case Rep. 2019 May 23;14(8):911-916. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2019.04.020. eCollection 2019 Aug.

Abstract

Coronary artery fistula is an abnormal vascular communication of coronary artery with cardiac chambers or any segment of the systemic or pulmonary circulation. The prevalence is 0.9% of all coronary anomalies. Coronary artery fistula arises from the right coronary artery in approximately 50.0% of patients, from left coronary artery in approximately 42.0% of patients, and from both in approximately 5.0% of patients. Low-pressure structures are the most common sites of drainage of the coronary fistulas. If a large left-to-right shunt exists, it can be associated with potential complications, such as arterial aneurysm. Here we report an extremely rare case of a 76-year-old woman with bilateral coronary-to-pulmonary artery fistulas associated with giant aneurysms, detected by coronary angiography and confirmed with coronary computed tomography.

Keywords: Computed tomography; Coronary angiography; Coronary fistula.

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