Long-Term Follow-Up of a Nonprogressive Left Main Coronary Artery Fistula to Right Atrium

Andrea Pezzato; Enrico Fabris; Renata Korcova; Manuel Belgrano; Gianfranco Sinagra

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.101735

Long-Term Follow-Up of a Nonprogressive Left Main Coronary Artery Fistula to Right Atrium

JACC Case Rep. 2023 Jan 27:9:101735. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.101735. eCollection 2023 Mar 1.

Authors

Andrea Pezzato¹, Enrico Fabris¹, Renata Korcova¹, Manuel Belgrano², Gianfranco Sinagra¹

Affiliations

¹ Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Trieste, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
² Department of Radiology, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata of Trieste, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.

Abstract

Coronary artery fistula is a rare cardiac abnormality, occurring more frequently in young patients and treated with cardiac surgery or percutaneous interventions in most cases. We present the case of a 63-year-old man with an incidental diagnosis of coronary artery fistula, treated with conservative strategy. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.).

Keywords: CAF, coronary artery fistula; CT, computed tomography; angio-computed tomography; coronary angiogram; coronary artery fistula; transesophageal echocardiography.