Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine
Volume 9, Issue 3 , Pages 182-183 , July 2008

Rare coronary artery anomaly: left circumflex coronary artery fistula draining into the pulmonary artery

  • Salih Aydin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Harran University, Sanliurfa, Turkiye
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  • I. Halil Altiparmak

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Harran University, Sanliurfa, Turkiye
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  • Ali Yildiz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Harran University, Sanliurfa, Turkiye
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  • Recep Demirbag

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Harran University, Sanliurfa, Turkiye
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  • Remzi Yilmaz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Harran University, Sanliurfa, Turkiye

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PII: S1553-8389(07)00136-4

doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2007.04.003

Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine
Volume 9, Issue 3 , Pages 182-183 , July 2008

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