Genesis of a coronary-cameral fistula

Echocardiography. 2021 Aug;38(8):1422-1424. doi: 10.1111/echo.15086. Epub 2021 Jun 13.

Abstract

Coronary artery fistulae are a rare congenital abnormality. If such fistulae drain directly into a cardiac chamber, they are termed coronary-cameral fistulae. Such fistulae are usually congenital in origin or, occasionally, may arise as an iatrogenic complication of a cardiac procedure such as cardiac catheterization or surgery. We present a highly unusual case in which a patient presented to cardiac services on two occasions-nearly a decade apart-and was found to have coronary aneurysms initially, the largest of which expanded further and into the right atrium, thus creating a coronary-cameral fistula.

Keywords: coronary angiography; coronary artery fistula; echocardiography.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Coronary Aneurysm*
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Artery Disease*
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies* / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Defects, Congenital*
  • Humans
  • Vascular Fistula* / diagnostic imaging