Congenital coronary artery fistulas in adults: surgical treatment and outcome

• Published in: International journal of cardiology Vol. 98; no. 1; pp. 57 - 59
• Main Authors: Tirilomis, Theodor, Aleksic, Ivan, Busch, Thomas, Zenker, Dieter, Ruschewski, Wolfgang, Dalichau, Harald
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Shannon Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.01.2005; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Adult; Adults; Aged; Arterio-Arterial Fistula - congenital; Arterio-Arterial Fistula - diagnosis; Arterio-Arterial Fistula - surgery; Biological and medical sciences; Cardiology. Vascular system; Cardiopulmonary Bypass; Coronary Angiography; Coronary Artery Disease - congenital; Coronary Artery Disease - diagnosis; Coronary Artery Disease - surgery; Coronary artery fistulas; Coronary Vessel Anomalies - diagnosis; Coronary Vessel Anomalies - surgery; Echocardiography; Female; Germany; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Risk Factors; Surgical treatment; Survival Analysis; Thoracotomy; Treatment Outcome; Germany; Surgical treatment; Adults; Coronary artery fistulas; Human; Prognosis; Congenital; Surgical fistula; Coronary artery; Cardiovascular disease; Treatment; Surgery; Adult; Evolution

Background: Congenital coronary artery fistulas, a subgroup of anomalies of the coronary arteries, are an extremly rare cardiac defect. Most patients are asymptomatic, and if symptoms are presented, they depend on the underlying anatomy. Knowledge of those fistulas is important for prognosis and man...