A n 82-year-old man presenting with acute coronary syndrome (exercise-induced chest pain, ST-T wave changes and troponin I 0.21 µg/L) underwent coronary angiography. The left anterior descending artery (LAD) and right coronary artery (RCA) had minor nonobstructive plaque ( Figures 1A and 1B). Left coronary injection demonstrated a capillary blush draining into the left ventricular (LV) cavity due to multiple microfistulae ( Figure 1C and Video) all along the wall of the left ventricle, extensive enough to images in cardiology
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