Surgical management of a circumflex aneurysm with fistula to the coronary sinus

We report the successful management of a circumflex coronary artery aneurysm with fistula to the coronary sinus. Our strategy aimed at closing the fistula and grafting the obtuse marginal artery. The calcified aneurysm was left intact, and showed secondary thrombus formation on the postoperative ang...

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Veröffentlicht in:	European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery 2009-06, Vol.35 (6), p.1086-1088
Hauptverfasser:	Hajj-Chahine, Jamil, Haddad, Fadia, El-Rassi, Issam, Jebara, Victor
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aneurysm Arteriovenous Fistula - diagnostic imaging Arteriovenous Fistula - surgery Biological and medical sciences Blood and lymphatic vessels Cardiology. Vascular system Coronary Aneurysm - diagnostic imaging Coronary Aneurysm - surgery Coronary Angiography Coronary Artery Bypass - methods Coronary artery bypass graft Coronary heart disease Coronary sinus Coronary Sinus - abnormalities Coronary Sinus - surgery Coronary Vessel Anomalies - diagnostic imaging Coronary Vessel Anomalies - surgery Diseases of the peripheral vessels. Diseases of the vena cava. Miscellaneous Fistula Heart Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Pneumology Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the heart Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Zusammenfassung:	We report the successful management of a circumflex coronary artery aneurysm with fistula to the coronary sinus. Our strategy aimed at closing the fistula and grafting the obtuse marginal artery. The calcified aneurysm was left intact, and showed secondary thrombus formation on the postoperative angiogram.
ISSN:	1010-7940 1873-734X
DOI:	10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.02.039