Surgical Management of a Large Right Coronary Artery to Left Ventricle Fistula in a Neonate: A Case Report

Yu Ri Lee; Eun Seok Choi

doi:10.5090/jcs.22.034

Surgical Management of a Large Right Coronary Artery to Left Ventricle Fistula in a Neonate: A Case Report

J Chest Surg. 2023 Jan 5;56(1):49-52. doi: 10.5090/jcs.22.034. Epub 2022 Sep 13.

Authors

Yu Ri Lee¹, Eun Seok Choi²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
² Division of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

A fistula from the right coronary artery draining into the left ventricle is a rare form of coronary artery fistula. Here, we describe the case of a symptomatic neonate with a large fistula of this type. The neonate was successfully treated with surgical closure of the fistula.

Keywords: Case report; Coronary artery fistula; Left ventricle; Neonate.

Publication types

Case Reports