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Fountains in the heart-biventricular coronary cameral fistulae and bilateral coronary artery to pulmonary artery fistulae.

ABSTRACT: We describe about an elderly male presented to us with effort intolerance. He was diagnosed to have multiple coronary cameral fistulae and coronary pulmonary fistulae that gives an appearance of "Fountains In The Heart". Such a combined existence of biventricular coronary cameral fistulae and bilateral coronary artery to pulmonary artery fistulae is an unforeseen entity that has never been described before in an individual.

SUBMITTER: Senguttuvan NB

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4310962 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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