Coronary-pulmonary steal syndrome.
The development of an internal thoracic artery-pulmonary artery fistula after operation is a rare entity of no clear etiology. We report a patient who underwent coronary bypass reoperation, presented 3 years later with angina on exertion, and upon investigation was found to have an internal thoracic artery-pulmonary artery fistula. This patient was managed conservatively.
Najm
H K
HK
Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa Civic Hospital, Ontario, Canada.
Gill
I S
IS
FitzGibbon
G M
GM
Keon
W J
WJ
D000368:Aged; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000209:etiology; D001159:Arterio-Arterial Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery; D013895:Thoracic Arteries / Q000637:transplantation