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We herein report the rare case of a patient with coronary artery fistula (CAF) between the left circumflex coronary artery and persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) with a complete absence of the right superior vena cava (SVC).
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Yanagihara, K., Ueno, Y., Kobayashi, T. et al. Coronary artery fistula into a persistent left superior vena cava: Report of a case. Surg Today 27, 966–968 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02388148
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02388148