Coronary artery fistula (CAF) is a relatively rare anatomic abnormality of the coronary
arteries that afflicts 0.002% of the general population and represents 14% of all the …

Coronary artery fistulas (CAFs) are abnormal communications of coronary arteries whereby
venous circuits bypass the normal capillaries within the myocardium. CAFs are rare, and …

Congenital coronary artery anomalies are of major significance in clinical cardiology and
cardiac surgery due to their association with myocardial ischaemia and sudden death. Such …

Coronary arterial fistulas are abnormal connections between the coronary arteries and the
chambers of the heart or major thoracic vessels. Although first described in 1841, the true …

OBJECTIVES: We reviewed our experience with repair of congenital coronary artery fistulas.
METHODS: From June 1983 to December 2009, 46 patients (median age, 59 years; range …

Coronary artery anomalies represent a disease spectrum from incidental to life-threatening.
Anomalies of coronary artery origin and course are well-recognized in human medicine, but …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to describe the evaluation of congenital coronary
artery fistulas (CAFs) with MDCT angiography with ECG gating (MDCTA), including the …

Background Coronary artery fistula is a rare anomaly of the coronary arteries which results
from an abnormal connection between a coronary artery with a cardiac chamber or vessel …

Coronary artery development is a delicate, complex, and finely tuned process that includes
multiple interactions among many pathways, especially in the pericardium and the …

Objective The prevalence of coronary artery fistula (CAF) based on coronary angiography
has been reported. However, with the popularity of coronary computerized tomography …