Kumar Dilpat, Ponna Pramod Kumar, Po Jose R, Jamoua Ryan, Kalavakunta Jagadeesh K
Internal Medicine, Ascension Borgess Hospital, Kalamazoo, USA.
Internal Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, USA.
Cureus. 2022 May 8;14(5):e24824. doi: 10.7759/cureus.24824. eCollection 2022 May.
We report a case of coronary artery fistula arising from the left main coronary artery in a 62-year-old patient presenting with atrial fibrillation. He underwent a transthoracic echocardiogram which suggested a possible coronary artery fistula. Cardiac computed tomographic angiography and cardiac catheterization confirmed the diagnosis. Coronary artery fistula originated from the left main coronary artery, which is rare and terminated in the coronary sinus. Multi-modality imaging helps to delineate anatomy and decide treatment options. Small asymptomatic fistulas do not require treatment, and large or symptomatic fistulas need closure. Our patient was asymptomatic, and we opted for conservative management with close outpatient echocardiographic monitoring.
我们报告一例62岁患有心房颤动的患者,其左冠状动脉主干出现冠状动脉瘘。他接受了经胸超声心动图检查,结果提示可能存在冠状动脉瘘。心脏计算机断层血管造影和心导管检查确诊了该诊断。冠状动脉瘘起源于左冠状动脉主干,这种情况较为罕见,且瘘管终止于冠状窦。多模态成像有助于明确解剖结构并决定治疗方案。小型无症状瘘管无需治疗,而大型或有症状的瘘管则需要闭合。我们的患者无症状,因此我们选择了保守治疗,并在门诊进行密切的超声心动图监测。