A case of ruptured aneurysm of coronary-pulmonary artery fistula diagnosed after emergency thoracotomy

A case of ruptured aneurysm of coronary-pulmonary artery fistula diagnosed after emergency thoracotomy

Abstract Background Coronary fistulae are occasionally detected using echocardiography or coronary angiography. We report a patient with cardiac tamponade because of a ruptured aneurysm of a coronary artery fistula. Case presentation A 60-year-old man was referred to our hospital with sudden onset o...

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Main Authors: Madoka Kawano, Tomoyuki Wada, Hirofumi Anai, Takashi Shuto, Shinji Miyamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-03-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Ruptured coronary-pulmonary artery fistula
Coronary aneurysm
Cardiac tamponade
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-018-0436-1

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