Huge aneurysmal fistula from left main artery to right atrium in a man with atypical chest pain and dyspnea on exertion

Future Cardiol. 2019 Mar;15(2):85-88. doi: 10.2217/fca-2018-0015. Epub 2019 Mar 8.

Abstract

We present a 33-year-old man with atypical chest pain and with no significant past medical history. The patient was finally diagnosed as a case of huge fistula from the left main coronary artery to the right atrium, a very rare condition with challenging diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. The majority of cases of coronary artery fistula are small, asymptomatic and clinically undetectable; they frequently do not cause any complications and can spontaneously resolve. However, larger fistulas are frequently three times the size of a typical caliber of a coronary artery and may or may not cause symptoms or complications.

Keywords: atria; coronary vessels; fistula; heart.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures / methods
  • Chest Pain / diagnosis
  • Chest Pain / etiology*
  • Coronary Aneurysm / complications*
  • Coronary Aneurysm / diagnosis
  • Coronary Aneurysm / surgery
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Vessels*
  • Dyspnea / diagnosis
  • Dyspnea / etiology*
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Heart Atria*
  • Heart Diseases / complications
  • Heart Diseases / diagnosis
  • Heart Diseases / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Physical Exertion*
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Vascular Fistula / complications*
  • Vascular Fistula / diagnosis
  • Vascular Fistula / surgery