Aorto-coronary artery to coronary vein fistula with the potential of coronary steal as complication of saphenous vein jump bypass graft

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 1993;7(8):441-2. doi: 10.1016/1010-7940(93)90010-9.

Abstract

We report the first documented case of an iatrogenic aorto-coronary artery to coronary vein fistula secondary to an aortocoronary saphenous vein jump bypass graft inadvertently anastomosed to a coronary vein. Angiographic and oximetric results of left and right cardiac catheterization--including direct catheterization of the anastomosed coronary vein--as well as clinical data with a four-year follow-up are presented. The role of surgery, percutaneous transcatheter embolization, and conservative treatment is discussed in this unique case with the potential of a coronary steal phenomenon.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anastomosis, Surgical / adverse effects
  • Arteriovenous Fistula / etiology*
  • Coronary Artery Bypass / adverse effects*
  • Coronary Vessels / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Intraoperative Complications
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Saphenous Vein / transplantation*