Publication Date
2012
Journal
The Texas Heart Journal
PMID
22740735
Publication Date(s)
2012
Language
English
PMCID
PMC3384048
PubMedCentral® Posted Date
2012
PubMedCentral® Full Text Version
Post-Print
Published Open-Access
yes
Keywords
Arteriovenous Fistula, Cardiac Catheterization, Cardiac Surgical Procedures, Coronary Angiography, Coronary Sinus, Coronary Vessel Anomalies, Dyspnea, Echocardiography, Doppler, Color, Echocardiography, Transesophageal, Female, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Middle Aged, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Treatment Outcome
Copyright
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Abstract
Coronary artery fistulae are a rare cardiovascular anomaly. Even less common are multiple fistulae involving more than 1 coronary artery. Herein we report the case of a 47-year-old woman who had fistulae from both the right coronary and left circumflex coronary arteries draining into the coronary sinus. These lesions we attempted to close percutaneously but subsequently closed surgically. We discuss diagnostic imaging approaches, along with closure indications, closure options, and outcomes.