A 65-year-old woman presented with intermittent left bundle branch block and angina pectoris. Cardiac catheterization demonstrated bilat eral coronary artery fistulae entering diffusely into the left ventricle with out evidence of major arterial-lumi nar shunt. A surgical procedure to reduce the arterial-to-cameral flow is discussed, and case reports are re viewed and discussed.
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