Abstract
A 63-year-old male underwent an ascending aortic replacement for an acute type A dissection. Nine days later a fistulous communication between the right coronary sinus and right atrium was identified and surgically repaired. We present a literature review, including the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and surgical management of this rare complication.
© 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
MeSH terms
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Acute Disease
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Aorta / surgery*
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Aortic Aneurysm / complications*
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Aortic Aneurysm / diagnosis
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Aortic Aneurysm / surgery*
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Aortic Dissection / complications*
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Aortic Dissection / diagnosis
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Aortic Dissection / surgery*
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Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation*
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Coronary Sinus / surgery*
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Delayed Diagnosis
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Diagnostic Imaging
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Fistula / complications*
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Fistula / diagnosis
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Fistula / surgery*
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Heart Atria / surgery*
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Heart Diseases / complications*
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Heart Diseases / diagnosis
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Heart Diseases / surgery*
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Heart Failure / etiology
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Time Factors
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Treatment Outcome
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Vascular Fistula / complications*
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Vascular Fistula / diagnosis
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Vascular Fistula / surgery*