Coronary artery fistulas are rare congenital anomalies of coronary termination. There are 3 types: (1) cameral coronary fistulas, (2) pulmonary coronary fistulas, and (3) bronchial coronary fistulas. Left circumflex coronary artery to left atrial fistula are exceptional. Imaging, especially the CT angiogram, must establish an anatomical classification of the fistula for therapeutic purposes, by specifying its origin, its path, its size and its termination. We report a rare case of the left circumflex coronary artery to left atrial fistula in a 31 year old man, which is an uncommon presentation of coronary termination anomalies. The CT coronary angiogram must describe the origin segment of the fistula and the drainage site which have therapeutic consequences.
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