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Challenging surgery of giant right coronary aneurysm associated with coronary sinus fistula
Author(s) -
Micovic Slobodan V.,
Zivkovic Igor S.,
Milacic Petar A.,
Vukovic Petar M.,
Kecmanovic Vladimir Z.,
Jovovic Ljiljana I.,
Bulatovic Nebojsa
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/jocs.14156
Subject(s) - medicine , coronary sinus , fistula , cardiology , artery , right coronary artery , aneurysm , coronary artery anomaly , sinus (botany) , coronary artery aneurysm , surgery , radiology , coronary angiography , myocardial infarction , kawasaki disease , botany , biology , genus
Coronary artery fistula is a rare congenital or acquired anomaly. It involves an abnormal connection between the coronary artery and the cardiac chambers or the large thoracic vessels. In some cases, the feeding coronary artery can become extremely dilated. The treatment includes a transcatheter or a surgical intervention depending on the complexity of the anomaly. We present the surgical treatment of the coronary artery to coronary sinus fistula, which includes the complete exclusion of the giant right coronary artery and followed by triple bypass surgery.