Giant coronary artery fistula

Mohammed Almansori; Muhammed Tamim

doi:10.1177/0218492313478627

Giant coronary artery fistula

Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2014 Jun;22(5):595-7. doi: 10.1177/0218492313478627. Epub 2013 Aug 13.

Authors

Mohammed Almansori¹, Muhammed Tamim²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia malmansori@gmail.com.
² Department of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, King Fahad Medical Military Complex, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

PMID: 24867037
DOI: 10.1177/0218492313478627

Abstract

Giant coronary artery fistula is rare. We describe the diagnostic work-up and surgical management of a 55-year-old woman who presented with congestive heart failure caused by a giant coronary artery fistula from the left circumflex artery to the coronary sinus.

Keywords: Arteriovenous fistula; Coronary aneurysm; Coronary vessel anomalies.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Arteriovenous Fistula* / complications
Arteriovenous Fistula* / diagnostic imaging
Arteriovenous Fistula* / surgery
Computed Tomography Angiography
Coronary Angiography / methods
Coronary Artery Bypass
Coronary Sinus / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Sinus / surgery
Coronary Vessel Anomalies* / complications
Coronary Vessel Anomalies* / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Vessel Anomalies* / surgery
Coronary Vessels / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Vessels / surgery
Female
Heart Failure / etiology
Humans
Middle Aged
Saphenous Vein / transplantation
Suture Techniques
Treatment Outcome