Prenatal diagnosis of a right coronary artery to right atrial fistula with a giant coronary artery aneurysm: A case report

J Clin Ultrasound. 2020 Oct;48(8):489-492. doi: 10.1002/jcu.22873. Epub 2020 Jun 3.

Abstract

Coronary artery fistula (CAF) is a rare cardiac anomaly. Here, we diagnosed a right coronary artery-right atrium fistula with giant coronary artery aneurysm (CAA) via fetal echocardiography at 35 weeks' gestation. An urgent caesarean delivery was performed at 36 weeks' gestation because CAA caused mitral obstruction, and fetal atrial flutter was present. Following delivery, we performed aneurysm ligation because the new-born developed atrial tachycardia. The intraoperative findings confirmed the sonographic findings. To the best of our knowledge, prenatal ultrasound diagnosis of CAF and giant CAA has not been reported in the literature. We focus on the ultrasonic characteristics and differential diagnosis in this literature.

Keywords: coronary aneurysm; coronary artery fistulas; foetal echocardiography.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Coronary Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging*
  • Coronary Aneurysm / surgery
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Artery Disease / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Artery Disease / surgery
  • Echocardiography / methods
  • Female
  • Fistula / diagnostic imaging*
  • Fistula / surgery
  • Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Atria / surgery
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Pregnancy
  • Prenatal Diagnosis / methods
  • Tachycardia / diagnostic imaging
  • Tachycardia / surgery