Coronary Cameral Fistula: Left Anterior Descending Artery to Left Ventricle

Abstract  Coronary cameral fistulas are unusual congenital or acquired anomalous communications between an epicardial coronary artery and a cardiac chamber. We present such an unusual entity here of a coronary cameral fistula between the left anterior descending artery and the left ventricle that was repaired surgically. Coronary cameral fistula is a rare but surgically curable congenital heart defect. (J Card Surg 2010;25:343‐345)

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