Giant right coronary artery aneurysm with fistulous connection to the coronary sinus: Diagnosis and management

This report describes the case of a giant aneurysmal right coronary artery connecting to the coronary sinus near its opening into the right atrium in a 70‐year‐old woman who presented with a recent onset of congestive heart failure. By coincidence, a secundum atrial septal defect was also present. T...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical cardiology (Mahwah, N.J.) N.J.), 1996-01, Vol.19 (1), p.74-76
Hauptverfasser: Shammas, Nicolas W., Murphy, Gerald W., Risher, William H., Shapiro, Janine R., Latouf, Sean E., Pomerantz, Richard M
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:This report describes the case of a giant aneurysmal right coronary artery connecting to the coronary sinus near its opening into the right atrium in a 70‐year‐old woman who presented with a recent onset of congestive heart failure. By coincidence, a secundum atrial septal defect was also present. The diagnosis and surgical management of this uncommon pathology are described.
ISSN:0160-9289
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DOI:10.1002/clc.4960190115