Large saccular aneurysm in a coronary arterial fistula--a case report.

Journal: Angiology
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Abstract

The authors present a case of a large saccular aneurysm in a coronary artery fistula originating from the proximal left anterior descending coronary artery, draining into the main trunk of the pulmonary artery. The diagnosis was made by 3-dimensional computed tomography and coronary arteriography. Congenital coronary artery fistula is not uncommon. With a saccular aneurysm, however, it is very rare. A ruptured aneurysm will induce sudden death if surgical repair is not done.

Authors
Osamu Kinoshita, Fumiaki Ogiwara, Takeshi Hanaoka, Takeshi Tomita, Osamu Yokozeki, Ryuichi Kai, Shin-ichirou Uchikawa, Kaoru Kogashi, Hiroshi Tsutsui, Hiroshi Imamura, Yoshikazu Yazaki, Uichi Ikeda, Minoru Hongo, Keishi Kubo