A rare combination of coronary anomalies: what is the culprit?

J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2011 Dec;12(12):883-4. doi: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e32834cadc4.

Abstract

The case of a woman with anomalous origin of the circumflex coronary artery that communicates with the left ventricle via a fistula, revealed by typical angina, is described and the several pathomechanisms involved are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Angina Pectoris / etiology
  • Arterio-Arterial Fistula / diagnostic imaging*
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies / diagnostic imaging*
  • Female
  • Heart Ventricles / abnormalities*
  • Heart Ventricles / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans