Successful surgical repair of a bilateral coronary-to-pulmonary artery fistula

A 58-year-old woman was admitted to our department for evaluating an abnormal blood flow in the main pulmonary artery by transthoracic echocardiography. Coronary angiography revealed the presence of fistulas originating from the left anterior descending artery and also the right coronary artery to t...

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Published inAnnals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 50 - 52
Main Authors Osawa, Hisayoshi, Sakurada, Taku, Sasaki, Jun, Araki, Eiji
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan 01.02.2009
Subjects
Arterio-Arterial Fistula - pathology
Arterio-Arterial Fistula - surgery
Cardiac Surgical Procedures
Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Vessels - pathology
Coronary Vessels - surgery
Echocardiography, Doppler
Female
Humans
Ligation
Middle Aged
Pulmonary Artery - pathology
Pulmonary Artery - surgery
Suture Techniques
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:A 58-year-old woman was admitted to our department for evaluating an abnormal blood flow in the main pulmonary artery by transthoracic echocardiography. Coronary angiography revealed the presence of fistulas originating from the left anterior descending artery and also the right coronary artery to the main pulmonary artery. Under cardiopulmonary bypass, both fistulas were ligated near the origin, and direct closure of drainage site in the main pulmonary artery was performed. The postoperative course was uneventful, and coronary angiography after surgery showed that the coronary-to-pulmonary artery fistulas (CPAFs) disappeared. We report a surgical repair of a bilateral CPAF because the cardiac anomaly is extremely rare.
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ISSN:2186-1005