Open AccessExtensively Thrombosed Ectatic Circumflex Coronary Artery Fistula Presenting as Acute Coronary Syndrome
Author(s) -
Nooraldaem Yousif,
Mohammady Shahin,
Robert Manka,
Slayman Obeid
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
current cardiology reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1875-6557
pISSN - 1573-403X
DOI - 10.2174/1573403x15666181206120138
Subject(s) - medicine , ectasia , acute coronary syndrome , fistula , cardiology , right coronary artery , artery , myocardial infarction , asymptomatic , circumflex , pseudoaneurysm , aneurysm , surgery , radiology , coronary angiography
Coronary artery fistula (CAF) is an abnormal communication between the termination of a coronary artery or its branches and a cardiac chamber, a great vessel or other vascular structure. Symptomatic patients with large CAF should undergo surgical or percutanous closure of the fistula at the drainage site while still the debate on closing asymptomatic CAF and reopening symptomatic occluded CAF is ongoing.