Coronary-cameral fistula between left anterior descending artery and right atrium in childhood: a case report
TURK GOGUS KALP DAMAR CERRAHISI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, cilt.24, sa.3, ss.557-560, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 24 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2016
- Doi Numarası: 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2016.12334
- Dergi Adı: TURK GOGUS KALP DAMAR CERRAHISI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.557-560
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Childhood, coronary-cameral fistula, left anterior descending artery, right atrium, RIGHT VENTRICLE, EMBOLIZATION, ANEURYSM, CHILDREN
- İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Coronary artery fistulas are abnormalities of artery termination. The fistulas involving the right heart chambers are more common than those involving the left heart chambers. The occurrence of a coronary-cameral fistula in pediatric patients is unusual. Patients are mostly asymptomatic and presenting symptoms may occur at older ages. The pathology is diagnosed by two-dimensional echocardiography, cardiac catheterization, and computed tomographic angiography. Early treatment is recommended due to the risk of congestive heart failure, endocarditis, myocardial ischemia/infarction, pulmonary hypertension, and coronary aneurysm formation with subsequent ruptures or embolization. Herein, we present an 11-year-old girl in whom a giant coronary artery fistula localized between the left anterior descending artery and the right atrium was successfully treated.