Left circumflex coronary artery to left atrial fistula in a patient with mitral regurgitation after excision of a left atrial myxoma.
Acquired coronary artery to left atrial fistulas are rare and previously only described in mitral stenosis associated with left atrial thrombus or coronary arteriosclerosis. We present the case of a patient who developed a left circumflex coronary artery to left atrial fistula associated with mitral regurgitation 12 years after excision of a left atrial myxoma. This was successfully ligated at the time of mitral valve replacement.
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Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Cardiothoracic Centre-Liverpool NHS Trust, United Kingdom.
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D000368:Aged; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000209:etiology*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology*; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*; D009232:Myxoma / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000209:etiology*