Operative approach for right coronary artery to coronary sinus fistula.

Coronary artery fistula is a rare congenital heart disease that is defined as an abnormal connection between a coronary artery and a cardiac vessel or cardiac chamber. Most coronary artery fistulas involve the right coronary artery draining into the right-sided heart structures. We present a patient with right coronary artery to coronary sinus fistula diagnosed by coronary angiography. The surgical approach of retrograde cardioplegia and transatrial resection allowed for protection of the myocardium and definitive visualization and closure of the abnormal fistula.