Congenital coronary arteriovenous fistula: spontaneous rupture and cardiac tamponade.
Publication/Presentation Date
11-1-1996
Abstract
Congenital coronary arteriovenous fistula is an unusual, but not rare, coronary anomaly. Management of asymptomatic fistulas is controversial because of great variability in natural history. We describe an 82-year-old female patient with spontaneous rupture of a previously undetected left main coronary artery-to-pulmonary artery coronary arteriovenous fistula, with resulting hemopericardium and cardiac tamponade. Emergent surgical exploration and repair provided successful treatment.
Volume
62
Issue
5
First Page
1521
Last Page
1523
ISSN
0003-4975
Published In/Presented At
Bauer, H. H., Allmendinger, P. D., Flaherty, J., Owlia, D., Rossi, M. A., & Chen, C. (1996). Congenital coronary arteriovenous fistula: spontaneous rupture and cardiac tamponade. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 62(5), 1521–1523. https://doi.org/10.1016/0003-4975(96)00757-6
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
8893601
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article