Journal of Rare Cardiovascular Diseases

We present the case of a patient with a large coronary fistula.Coronarography of the patient admitted to the Cardiology Department with STE‑ACS revealed a large fistula from the circumflex branch of the left coronary artery to the right atrium. The patient underwent successful percutaneous embolisation with three vascular coils. Currently he is under close ambulatory observation. JRCD 2018; 3 (7): 243–245.

rare disease; echocardiography; coronary angiography; embolisation; vascular coils

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Maria Hoffman Wanda Rydlewska – Sadowska Witold Rużyłło – Wady serca, wydanie II rozszerzone 1989