Dissemin is shutting down on January 1st, 2025

Published in

Oxford University Press, Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, 6(13), p. 672-675

DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2011.283689

Links

Tools

Export citation

Search in Google Scholar

Tortuous right coronary artery to coronary sinus fistula

Journal article published in 2011 by F. Mitropoulos, G. Samanidis ORCID, P. Kalogris, A. Michalis
This paper was not found in any repository, but could be made available legally by the author.
This paper was not found in any repository, but could be made available legally by the author.

Full text: Unavailable

Green circle
Preprint: archiving allowed
Orange circle
Postprint: archiving restricted
Red circle
Published version: archiving forbidden
Data provided by SHERPA/RoMEO

Abstract

We are reporting the successful surgical treatment of a 23-year-old female with a giant right coronary artery to coronary sinus fistula. This woman had complaints of chest pain and dyspnea on exertion for few months. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) showed a large tortuous right coronary artery and a dilated coronary sinus. Preoperative multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) coronary angiography and cardiac catheterization confirmed the diagnosis of a right coronary artery to coronary sinus fistula. The patient underwent surgical closure of the fistula and division of the communication between the right coronary artery and the coronary sinus with the use of cardiopulmonary bypass. The patient was discharged home on postoperative day 5 and at one-year follow-up is symptom-free.