Open AccessRecurrent coronary artery fistula
Author(s) -
Kostis J. B.,
Burns J. J.,
Moreyra A. E.,
Pichard A. D.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
clinical cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.263
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1932-8737
pISSN - 0160-9289
DOI - 10.1002/clc.4960070510
Subject(s) - medicine , ligation , fistula , circumflex , coronary sinus , artery , cardiology , sinus (botany) , surgery , botany , biology , genus
A patient with a large fistula from the left circumflex coronary artery to the coronary sinus that recurred in spite of proximal and distal ligation is presented. It suggests that ligation is not an adequate procedure for large coronary fistulae. Division and oversewing should be done whenever feasible.