title: Spontaneous thrombosis in a coronary artery fistula with aneurysmal dilatation of the sinus of Valsalva.
abstract: This case report describes spontaneous thrombosis of a congenital coronary artery fistula with associated aneurysmal dilatation of the right coronary sinus of Valsalva. The grossly dilated sinus of Valsalva was reconstructed with a Dacron patch. Coronary revascularization was performed with a sequential saphenous vein graft anastomosed to the right posterior descending and posterior ventricular arteries distally and to the aorta proximally.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Texas Heart Institute, Houston.
authors.forename: P T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Roughneen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bhattacharjee
authors.forename: P T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nasser
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Reul
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000601:surgery