Fistula between a branch of left anterior descending coronary artery and pulmonary artery with spontaneous closure

R Muthusamy; G Gupta; R A Ahmed; J de Giovanni; S P Singh

doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.eurheartj.a059618

Fistula between a branch of left anterior descending coronary artery and pulmonary artery with spontaneous closure

Eur Heart J. 1990 Oct;11(10):954-6. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.eurheartj.a059618.

Authors

R Muthusamy¹, G Gupta, R A Ahmed, J de Giovanni, S P Singh

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, Dudley Road Hospital, Birmingham, U.K.

PMID: 2265645
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.eurheartj.a059618

Abstract

Communication between a branch of left anterior descending coronary artery and main pulmonary artery is rare and has been previously described. However, spontaneous closure has not been described previously. We report such a case in a 41-year-old man with exertional angina and coronary artery disease.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Angina Pectoris / complications
Arterio-Arterial Fistula / complications
Arterio-Arterial Fistula / diagnostic imaging*
Coronary Vessel Anomalies / complications
Coronary Vessel Anomalies / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Male
Pulmonary Artery / abnormalities*
Pulmonary Artery / diagnostic imaging
Radiography
Remission, Spontaneous