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Coronary Fistula as an Unusual Cause of Angina in a Middle-Aged Man

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Coronary artery fistulas are rare congenital anomalies, most often discovered as an isolated murmur during examination, typically discovered during childhood. We report the case of a middle-aged black man presented with angina pectoris and found to have a large coronary fistula between the left main stem and the right ventricle. The fistula was occluded using transcatheter coils.

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  1. Département de Cardiologie, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France

    Eloi Marijon

  2. Maputo Heart Institute, Maputo, Mozambique

    Eloi Marijon, Alda Vilanculos, Adriano Tivane, Dinesh Jani & Beatriz Ferreira

  3. Department of Cardiovascular Radiology, Georges Pompidou European Hospital, Paris, France

    Alban Redheuil

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Marijon, E., Vilanculos, A., Tivane, A. et al. Coronary Fistula as an Unusual Cause of Angina in a Middle-Aged Man. Pediatr Cardiol 29, 993–994 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-007-9180-1

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