| Literature DB >> 24845960 |
Masanori Murakami1, Hidenori Gohra2, Takeshi Yagi2, Mitsutaka Jinbou2, Toshiro Kobayashi2, Satoshi Saito2, Tsuyoshi Takahashi2, Kotaro Shiomi3, Siro Ono3, Kimikazu Hamano4.
Abstract
Echocardiography of a 60 year-old woman with a three-year history of heart murmur revealed a coronary artery fistula. Coronary angiography indicated right coronary artery ectasia and fistula. The pulmonary-to-systemic blood flow ratio was 1.4, and left-to-right shunt, 29%. On follow-up, infective endocarditis of the tricuspid valve had developed and was treated using antibiotics. The right coronary artery was dilated along its length and was saccular at the distal aspect. At this point, a fistula also connected by the left anterior descending and left circumflex arteries drained into the right ventricle. Fistula closure and reduction aneurysmectomy were performed.Entities:
Keywords: Coronary artery ectasia; Coronary artery fistula; Coronary artery imaging; Reduction aneurysmectomy; Surgery techniques
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24845960 DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2014.04.004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Heart Lung Circ ISSN: 1443-9506 Impact factor: 2.975