Giant aneurysmal fistula of the left main coronary artery to the right atrium

Heart Surg Forum. 2012 Oct;15(5):E292-3. doi: 10.1532/HSF98.20121046.

Abstract

A 42-year-old woman presented to our outpatient department with complaints of atypical chest pain and palpitation. On physical examination, the patient's blood pressure was 140/95 mm Hg, and there was a systolic cardiac murmur on the left sternal border. A transthoracic echocardiography examination was performed, and a left-to-right shunt ratio (Qp/Qs) of approximately 1.5 was detected. Computed tomography angiography and coronary angiography examinations confirmed the presence of a large fistula between the left main coronary artery and the right atrium, with giant aneurysm formation and an intact right coronary artery. Surgical closure of the shunt was performed with a good final result.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Chest Pain / diagnosis
  • Chest Pain / etiology
  • Coronary Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Aneurysm / surgery*
  • Coronary Angiography / methods
  • Echocardiography
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Heart Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Aneurysm / surgery
  • Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Atria / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional*
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vascular Fistula / diagnostic imaging*
  • Vascular Fistula / surgery*
  • Vascular Surgical Procedures / methods*