Sudden Death Related to Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery Fistula Draining to the Left Ventricle: A Case Report with Review of the Literature

• Published in: 대한법의학회지, 35(2) pp. 174 - 178
• Main Authors: 정하린, 경희은, 김준모, 최병하, 정낙은
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 대한법의학회 01.11.2011
• Subjects: 기타의약학
• ISSN: 2383-5702; 2383-5710

Coronary artery fistula (CAF) is a rare congenital malformation, comprising less than 1% of all congenital heart disease. Most fistulas drain into the right-sided heart chambers or pulmonary artery, and termination in left heart chambers is an uncommon finding. Clinical presentation mainly depends on the severity of the left-to-right shunt, and adult patients usually do not develop any symptom. There are few case reports relating CAF manifested as an exceptional form of sudden unexpected death. We experienced a case of a 62-year-old male with a single CAF arising from left main coronary artery which drains into the left ventricle, and reported with review of the related articles. KCI Citation Count: 0