Coronary artery fistulas are rare and are most often diagnosed by echocardiography or by cine-angiocardiography. However, the computed tomography angiography (CTA) of coronary arteries has been gaining ground. The incidence of this disease is very low, with a more frequent occurrence of fistulas originating in the right coronary artery. There is a higher incidence of coronary artery fistulas to right heart chambers, with coronary artery fistulas to the left ventricle (LV) being rare. Treatment can be surgical or percutaneous.This report describes a case of coronary fistula to left ventricle diagnosed by CT angiography of coronary arteries in a hypertensive and asymptomatic 46-year-old male, who was tested positive for ischemia in an exercise test. The CT angiography ruled out coronary obstructive disease, but it revealed a coronary fistula to the left ventricular cavity. Coronary Fistula to the Left Ventricle: Assessed by Computed Tomography Case reportIt refers to a 46-year-old, obese, hypertensive and dyslipidemic male patient. In the physical examination, the patient's heart rate was regular at three different stages and the BP was 160 x 100 mmHg. At the outpatient clinic, in the examination for coronary artery disease (CAD), the patient was asymptomatic.The ischemic test result obtained by means of an exercise test was positive. Therefore, in order to rule out CAD, a CT angiography of the coronary arteries was carried out and it revealed markedly dilated and tortuous coronary arteries, besides a large fistula connecting the anterior descending artery to the right coronary artery and a single confluence for the LV cavity adjacent to the posterior mitral valve leaflet (Figures). MethodsThe examination and clinical history of the patient in the digital archive of images (PACS) were reviewed. The patient's authorization to use the images for a case report was obtained.The equipment used was manufactured by Philips Medical Systems -model Brilliance 16-MDCT.With the patient lying on his back, in respiratory pause (apnea of 15 seconds), in electrocardiographic (ECG) synchronization, 0.75-mm thick tomographic slices of the heart were obtained by using 80 ml of nonionic iodinated contrast (Optiray 350 mg/ml) in an infusion pump at 5 ml/ second, followed by 40 ml of 0.9% saline solution, at the same infusion rate. The images were viewed in the workstation from Philips Medical Systems, Brilliance CT model. Multiplanar reconstructions (MPR), curved multiplanar reconstructions (Curved MPR) and 3D reconstructions with volume rendering technique (VR) were performed (Figures 1 and 2).

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We identified a positive association between presence of breast vascular calcification and high coronary calcium score, and thus with high cardiovascular risk.

Congenital generalised lipodystrophy (CGL), or Berardinelli-Seip syndrome, is an autosomal recessive disorder first identified in Brazil in 1954. 1 It is characterised by a loss of subcutaneous adipose tissue and marked insulin resistance, with consequences including diabetes, hypertriglyceridemia, hepatic steatosis, polycystic ovary syndrome, acanthosis nigricans, and arterial hypertension. 2 Early myocardial revascularization and cases of multivessel coronary disease leading to acute myocardial infarction in a young patient (29 years) have been described. 3 We have previously described infections, liver complications, and cardiovascular disease (CVD) as causes of death in CGL patients. 4 Deaths from CVD have been reported in patients between 20 and 62 years of age, and necropsy studies have reported stiffness of intramural coronary arteries with intimal fibrosis and subendocardial collagen deposition. [4][5][6] As CGL is a rare disease, with a prevalence of 1:1,000,000, and considering patients' deaths occur precociously due to infectious, hepatic, or renal causes, 4 it is difficult

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