Long-Term Follow-Up of a Nonprogressive Left Main Coronary Artery Fistula to Right Atrium

Andrea Pezzato, MD; Enrico Fabris, MD, PHD; Renata Korcova, MD; Manuel Belgrano, MD; Gianfranco Sinagra, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Mar 2023)

Long-Term Follow-Up of a Nonprogressive Left Main Coronary Artery Fistula to Right Atrium

Andrea Pezzato, MD,
Enrico Fabris, MD, PHD,
Renata Korcova, MD,
Manuel Belgrano, MD,
Gianfranco Sinagra, MD

Affiliations

Andrea Pezzato, MD: Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Trieste, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
Enrico Fabris, MD, PHD: Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Trieste, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
Renata Korcova, MD: Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Trieste, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
Manuel Belgrano, MD: Department of Radiology, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata of Trieste, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
Gianfranco Sinagra, MD: Cardiothoracic Department, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Trieste, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy; Address for correspondence: Dr Gianfranco Sinagra, Head of Cardiothoracovascular Department, University of Trieste, Via Valdoni 7–34129, Trieste, Italy.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9
p. 101735

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Coronary artery fistula is a rare cardiac abnormality, occurring more frequently in young patients and treated with cardiac surgery or percutaneous interventions in most cases. We present the case of a 63-year-old man with an incidental diagnosis of coronary artery fistula, treated with conservative strategy. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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