Post-coronary artery bypass grafting left internal mammary artery to pulmonary artery fistula: a 6 year follow-up following successful surgical division.
We report a case of young male patient who developed left internal mammary artery to pulmonary artery fistula 9 years following the coronary artery bypass grafting operation. The clinical signs and symptoms were very subtle including recurrence of angina and heart murmur. Surgical division of the fistula and re-grafting of blocked coronary arteries resulted in satisfactory long term outcome.
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Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, South Manchester University Hospital, Wythenshaw, UK. ghassen@doctors.net.uk
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Deiraniya
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D000328:Adult; D001159:Arterio-Arterial Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008323:Mammary Arteries; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011651:Pulmonary Artery