Three’s a Crowd—A Unique Combination of Coronary Artery Atresia,Fistula,and Stenosis: Multiple Congenital Coronary Artery Anomalies

Abstract

The incidence of congenital coronary artery anomalies in the general population is low. The combination of various significant coronary artery anomalies in a single patient is not very common. We describe a case of a 20-month-old child with a unique combination of congenital coronary anomalies (atresia, stenosis, fistula) which were accurately delineated by multimodal imaging and successfully managed surgically.

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angiography coronary artery anomaly coronary artery imaging fistula

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