[Emergency Patch Closure of Coronary Artery Fistula During the Neonatal Period;Report of a Case]

Kyobu Geka. 2019 Sep;72(9):707-711.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

We describe surgical treatment of a coronary artery fistula (CAF) in a neonate. A 5-day-old male neonate was diagnosed with CAF at another hospital and was transferred to our hospital. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed a right coronary artery-to-right ventricle (RV) fistula. Emergency surgery was performed to treat progressive congestive heart failure due to a significant left-to-right shunt through the large CAF. Intraoperatively, we confirmed that the large CAF drained into the inlet of the RV through multiple openings. Intracardiac CAF closure was performed with a bovine pericardial patch. The neonate showed an uneventful postoperative recovery, and postoperative echocardiography revealed a trivial residual shunt with good left ventricular function without increased pulmonary artery pressure.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cattle
  • Coronary Artery Disease*
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies*
  • Echocardiography
  • Fistula*
  • Heart Defects, Congenital*
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male