Coronary artery aneurysmal fistula: a late complication of stent deployment.
An unusual case of a coronary artery fistula with the right atrium is described. Four months following the placement of a stent in a high grade, complex lesion of the proximal right coronary artery, restenosis, and contrast spill with rapid clearance into the right atrial space was evident on coronary angiogram. The calculated shunt fraction was trivial and hemodynamically insignificant.
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Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Dallas VA Medical Center, University of Texas Southwestern 75216, USA.
D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001159:Arterio-Arterial Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006325:Heart Atria; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*