Surgicalmanagement of a rare circumflex coronary artery fistula draining into the coronary sinus
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P: 96-97
September 2017

Surgicalmanagement of a rare circumflex coronary artery fistula draining into the coronary sinus

IJCVA 2017;3(3):96-97
1. Department of Surgery, St. Luke's Memorial Hospital, Ponce Health Sciences University, Ponce, PR, USA
2. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Damas Hospital, Ponce Health Sciences University, Ponce, PR, USA
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Received Date: 08.12.2016
Accepted Date: 07.08.2017
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ABSTRACT

Coronary artery fistula (CAF) is a rare anomalous connection between a coronary artery and a cardiac chamber or a major vessel. The majority arise from the right coronary artery and drain into the right heart structures. In this report, wepresent a rare case of a left circumflex coronary artery fistula draining into the coronary sinusmanaged successfully with surgical intervention.

Keywords: Coronary artery fistula CAF Left circumflex artery Coronary sinus Intracardiac shunting

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