title: Closure of ruptured coronary sinus by a pericardial patch.
abstract: We report on a case of coronary sinus rupture that happened during placement of a cardioplegia balloon catheter and its subsequent repair. First, the defect was oversewn, however, not successfully. Under cardiopulmonary bypass and cardioplegic arrest, a pericardial patch was used to reconstruct the coronary sinus. Six months after the operation, blood drained during diastole into the right atrium but the flow was partially reversed during systole.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, University of Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aharinejad
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Baumgartner
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miksovsky
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Mohl
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006324:Heart Arrest, Induced / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D010496:Pericardium / Q000637:transplantation*; D012086:Reoperation; D012421:Rupture