[Symbas's operation in a case of congenital fistula of the right coronary artery to left ventricle]. 1994

H Satoh, and T Kazui, and A Watanabe, and N Yamamoto, and T Yamaguchi, and S Komatsu
Department of Surgery (Section 2), Sapporo Medical College, Japan.

Congenital fistula between a coronary artery and the left cardiac ventricle are extremely rare. Since Blakeway (1918) first described this type of anomaly, only 72 cases have been reported up to the present, within our knowledge. A surgical correction of congenital fistula of the right coronary artery to left ventricle in a 36 year-old woman who suffered from easy fatigability is reported. This lesion was deduced after echocardiography identified a dilated right coronary artery and fluttering of the posterior cusp of the mitral valve throughout the diastole, the diagnosis was confirmed by retrograde aortography and coronary angiography. The fistula was closed by Symbas's operation under cardiopulmonary bypass with cardiac arrest and mild hypothermia. Postoperative recovery was uneventful. Coronary angiography one month after the operation revealed that the right coronary artery was still dilated with thrombus; there were no signs of myocardial ischemia or infarction. This diagnosis and successful treatment were based on careful study of the documentation of the 72 previously reported cases.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D003330 Coronary Vessel Anomalies Malformations of CORONARY VESSELS, either arteries or veins. Included are anomalous origins of coronary arteries; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; CORONARY ANEURYSM; MYOCARDIAL BRIDGING; and others. Anomaly, Coronary Vessel,Coronary Vessel Anomaly
D005260 Female Females
D005402 Fistula Abnormal communication most commonly seen between two internal organs, or between an internal organ and the surface of the body. Fistulas
D006348 Cardiac Surgical Procedures Surgery performed on the heart. Cardiac Surgical Procedure,Heart Surgical Procedure,Heart Surgical Procedures,Procedure, Cardiac Surgical,Procedure, Heart Surgical,Procedures, Cardiac Surgical,Procedures, Heart Surgical,Surgical Procedure, Cardiac,Surgical Procedure, Heart,Surgical Procedures, Cardiac,Surgical Procedures, Heart
D006352 Heart Ventricles The lower right and left chambers of the heart. The right ventricle pumps venous BLOOD into the LUNGS and the left ventricle pumps oxygenated blood into the systemic arterial circulation. Cardiac Ventricle,Cardiac Ventricles,Heart Ventricle,Left Ventricle,Right Ventricle,Left Ventricles,Right Ventricles,Ventricle, Cardiac,Ventricle, Heart,Ventricle, Left,Ventricle, Right,Ventricles, Cardiac,Ventricles, Heart,Ventricles, Left,Ventricles, Right
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults

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