Aneurysmal and partially thrombosed orifice of a coronary artery fistula into the right atrium combined with patent foramen ovale.
We report a case of a right atrial sessile tumor combined with a patent foramen ovale and the characteristics of fat containing tumor in magnetic resonance imaging. Histologic study revealed this to be an aneurysmal and partially thrombosed formation of a coronary artery fistula.
Preiss
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Clinic for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, University Clinics, Kantonsspital Basel, Switzerland. michael-preiss@usa.net
Habicht
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Bongartz
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Zerkowski
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D000328:Adult; D001159:Arterio-Arterial Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D016896:Treatment Outcome