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Congenital coronary artery fistula suggesting a “steal phenomenon” in a neonate

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The case of a neonate reported herein demonstrates a congenital fistula between the left circumflex coronary artery and the right ventricle. Intraoperative stress to the patient's heart suggested a coronary “steal phenomenon.”

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, P.O. Box 100296, JHMHC, 32610-0296, Gainesville, FL, USA

    Jeffrey W. Skimming & Joseph T. Walls

  2. Department of Surgery, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, USA

    Jeffrey W. Skimming

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Skimming, J.W., Walls, J.T. Congenital coronary artery fistula suggesting a “steal phenomenon” in a neonate. Pediatr Cardiol 14, 174–175 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00795649

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