Coronary artery fistula and mid-cavitary obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a rare association

BMJ Case Rep. 2018 May 26:2018:bcr2017223174. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-223174.

Abstract

We report a case of a 60-year-old man with a history of angina on exertion (New York Heart Association Class II) who was found to have mid-cavitary obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy on two-dimensional echocardiography and whose coronary angiogram showed right coronary artery-left ventricular fistula, with no significant coronary atherosclerosis suggestive of ischaemic heart disease. The patient was started on beta-blocker therapy, and on follow-up his angina improved. The patient had a benign course and did not have any progressive heart failure or acute coronary syndrome on follow-up. This case report highlights a rare association of mid-cavitary obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with coronary artery fistula.

Keywords: heart failure; ischaemic heart disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / complications*
  • Coronary Artery Disease / complications*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Vascular Fistula / complications*