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Surgical repair of an aneurysm-like fistula connecting the left main coronary artery with the right atrium

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 May 2016

Guang Tong ,
Zhongchan Sun  and
Weida Zhang
Guang Tong
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, Guangzhou, China
Zhongchan Sun
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
Weida Zhang*
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, Guangzhou, China
*
Correspondence to: W. Zhang, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, Liuhua Road #111, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. Tel:+86 020 8865 4578; Fax:+86 020 3665 5908; E-mail: weidazhang1958@gmail.com
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Abstract

Coronary fistula is defined as an anomalous connection between a coronary artery and any of the four chambers of the heart or any of its great vessels. A coronary fistula connecting the left main coronary artery to the right atrium is the most uncommon. In the present study, we report the surgical management of a very uncommon case of an aneurysm-like fistula connecting the left main coronary artery to the right atrium in a 2-year-old boy.

Keywords

CHDcoronary arteryfistula
Type
Brief Reports
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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 26 , Issue 6 , August 2016 , pp. 1228 - 1230
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© Cambridge University Press 2016 

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Footnotes

*

Guang Tong and Zhongchan Sun contribute equally to this report.

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