Korean Circ J. 2004 Jan;34(1):107-111. English.
Published online Jan 31, 2004.
Copyright © 2004 The Korean Society of Circulation
Case Report

A Clinically Silent Case of Prominent Thebesian System: Diagonal Branch of Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery to Left Ventricular Communication

Eung Ju Kim, Hong Seog Seo, Hyung Ho Lee, Eun Mi Lee, Sung Hee Shin, Jung Chun Ahn, Chang Gyu Park, Dong Joo Oh and Young Moo Ro
    • Department of Cardiology, Internal Medicine, Korea University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
    • e-JUNE Medical Clinic, Cheongju, Korea.
    • Department of Cardiology, Internal Medicine, Wonkwang University Kunpo Hospital, Gunpo, Korea.

Abstract

Fistulous communication from the coronary artery to the left ventricle (LV) is extremely rare and has received little attention in the literature. Moreover, a case of coronary artery fistula (CAF) from a diagonal branch of the left anterior descending coronary artery to the LV has been reported only once in the literature. Herein, we report a case of CAF from a diagonal branch of the left anterior descending coronary artery to the LV, along with a review of the pertinent literature regarding this disorder.

Keywords
Coronary vessels; Vascular fistula; Veins


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