Ectatic left circumflex artery with fistula to coronary sinus presenting with inferior wall myocardial infarction

Abstract

Coronary arteriovenous fistulae are a rare but potentially curable cause of ischaemic heart disease and should be considered as a differential diagnosis especially in patients lacking classical risk factors for coronary artery disease. We discuss one such case of cardiac ischaemia resulting from a coronary arteriovenous fistula. While there are sporadic case reports of similar patients in medical literature, our patient is the first reported case of ST-elevation myocardial infarction secondary to the fistulous connection. Copyright 2012 BMJ Publishing Group. All rights reserved.