A curious coronary—pulmonary communication: What lies beneath?

A 67-year-old woman with asymptomatic inferolateral repolarization abnormalities and a recent episode of de novo atrial fibrillation is admitted for a CT coronary angiogram (Fig. 1).

Fig. 1Fig. 1The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI.

Multipanel image showing 3D reconstruction of the coronary arteries, chest CT and PET/CT

What is the most likely diagnosis of this incidental finding?

Answer 1: Coronary artery to pulmonary artery collateral in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.

Answer 2: Coronary artery fistula, arising from the left anterior descending artery, supplying a pulmonary sequester.

Answer 3: Coronary artery fistula, arising from the circumflex artery, supplying a residual pulmonary lesion post-tuberculosis.

Answer 4: Coronary artery fistula, arising from the circumflex artery, supplying a pulmonary neoplasm.

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