1. Surgical management of right coronary artery-coronary sinus fistula causing severe mitral and tricuspid regurgitation.
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El Watidy AM, Ismail HH, and Calafiore AM
- Subjects
- Arteriovenous Fistula complications, Arteriovenous Fistula diagnosis, Coronary Aneurysm etiology, Coronary Aneurysm surgery, Coronary Angiography methods, Coronary Sinus abnormalities, Coronary Thrombosis etiology, Coronary Thrombosis surgery, Coronary Vessel Anomalies complications, Coronary Vessel Anomalies diagnosis, Echocardiography, Female, Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation, Humans, Middle Aged, Mitral Valve Insufficiency diagnosis, Mitral Valve Insufficiency etiology, Treatment Outcome, Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency diagnosis, Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency etiology, Arteriovenous Fistula surgery, Cardiac Surgical Procedures, Coronary Sinus surgery, Coronary Vessel Anomalies surgery, Mitral Valve Insufficiency surgery, Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency surgery
- Abstract
Coronary arteriovenous (AV) fistula is a rare congenital anomaly, mostly diagnosed incidentally during routine coronary angiography. We report a symptomatic patient with right coronary artery to coronary sinus (RCA-CS) fistula, complicated by aneurysmal dilatation and thrombosis of the CS, causing severe mitral regurgitation (MR) and tricuspid regurgitation (TR).
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- 2010
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