title: Coronary artery aneurysm associated with fistula in adults: collective review and a case report.
abstract: Coronary artery fistulae (CAF) are infrequent congenital anomalies. The combination of coronary artery aneurysms and coronary artery fistulae (coronary artery aneurysm associated with fistula, CAAAF) is extremely rare, and only 50 cases, including the current case, have been reported. Coronary artery fistulae may result in coronary ischemia, congestive heart failure, and endocarditis. Complications of coronary artery aneurysms include thrombosis, distal emboli, and aneurysm rupture. Aneurysm repair, fistulous closure and/or coronary artery bypass grafts are definite treatments for CAAAF. We present here a 72-year-old female with CAAAF. Furthermore, all reported CAAAF cases are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shin-Tokyo Hospital, 473-1 Nemoto, Matsudo City, Chiba 271-0077, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hirose
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amano
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nagao
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sunami
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nagano
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001159:Arterio-Arterial Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery*