Coronary fistula of right coronary artery to vena cava superior and ectasia of pulmonary artery

• Published in: Clinical research in cardiology Vol. 94; no. 12; pp. 813 - 816
• Main Authors: Koch, A, Sebening, C, DeSimone, R, Jahn, L, Sack, F-U, Hagl, S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Springer Nature B.V 01.12.2005
• Subjects: Arteriovenous Fistula - complications; Arteriovenous Fistula - diagnosis; Arteriovenous Fistula - surgery; Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular diseases; Coronary artery; Coronary Artery Bypass; Coronary artery disease; Coronary Artery Disease - complications; Coronary Artery Disease - diagnosis; Coronary Artery Disease - surgery; Coronary Vessel Anomalies - complications; Coronary Vessel Anomalies - diagnosis; Coronary Vessel Anomalies - surgery; Coronary vessels; Fistulae; Heart diseases; Humans; Hypertension; Hypertension, Pulmonary - complications; Hypertension, Pulmonary - diagnosis; Hypertension, Pulmonary - surgery; Male; Middle Aged; Pulmonary arteries; Pulmonary artery; Treatment Outcome; Veins & arteries; Vena Cava, Inferior - abnormalities; Vena Cava, Inferior - surgery
• ISSN: 0300-5860; 1861-0684; 1861-0692
• DOI: 10.1007/s00392-005-0291-5

We report on a patient with coronary heart disease, a coronary fistula of right coronary artery to vena cava superior and pulmonary hypertension. Combined with coronary artery revascularization, the coronary fistula was closed successfully.