A giant circumflex coronary artery aneurysm with a fistula into the coronary sinus: case report.
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Coronary artery fistulas are a rare clinical entity in cardiac anomalies, and in a significant portion of patients, the fistulas are accompanied by coronary aneurysm formation. In this article, we present a giant circumflex coronary artery aneurysm with a fistula into the coronary sinus.
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- The heart surgery forum
دوره 18 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015