Left main coronary trunk connecting into right atrium with an aneurysmal coronary artery fistula

Int J Cardiol. 2008 Jan 11;123(2):e28-30. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.11.108. Epub 2007 Feb 16.

Abstract

Congenital coronary artery fistula (CAF) is an infrequent vascular anomaly that establishes a direct link between an epicardial coronary artery and a cardiac chamber, major vessels, or other vascular structures. In this case there was an aneurysmal-CAF between a left main trunk and the right atrium, which was initially diagnosed as a Kawasaki disease by transthoracic echocardiography and subsequently confirmed by coronary angiography and multi-slice CT angiography. A multi-slice CT angiography might well become the modality of choice for the characterization of these rare congenital anomalies.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Abnormalities, Multiple / diagnostic imaging*
  • Adult
  • Coronary Aneurysm / complications*
  • Coronary Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging*
  • Coronary Artery Disease / complications*
  • Coronary Artery Disease / diagnostic imaging*
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies / complications*
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies / diagnostic imaging*
  • Female
  • Heart Atria / abnormalities*
  • Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Radiography
  • Vascular Fistula / complications*
  • Vascular Fistula / diagnostic imaging*